Hoyer Announces Winners of 2019 Member Online All-Star Competition
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For Immediate Release:
July 23, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced the winners of the tenth-annual 2019 Member Online All-Star Competition today, including Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) as both the 2019 Overall MVP and as the Freshman MVP. The top 50 Members, top 3 Committees, and top 2 Caucuses have also been named 2019 Online All-Stars. The full list can be found below, and the final scoreboard can be viewed at https://majorityleader.gov/allstar.
“I’m pleased to announce this year’s Online All-Stars, who led House Democrats in acquiring 1.7 million new followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube during the three-week competition,” stated Leader Hoyer. “That is over 2.5 times more growth than we’ve ever had during the ten years my office has been running the annual contest. Millions more Americans will now regularly see updates of House Democrats’ ongoing work For The People thanks to our collective efforts. I congratulate Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is the first Freshman lawmaker in the contest’s ten year history to also win the Overall MVP award, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) for finishing in the top five. I thank all of the Members and their staffs for their hard work and innovative efforts over the past three weeks to reach and engage with more Americans online.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar gained a record 147,853 new followers over the three-week contest in part by standing strong against the President’s racist attacks against her, celebrating America, expressing her gratitude and pride in presiding over the House, celebrating diversity at Netroots Nation, cheering House passage of a $15 minimum wage, criticizing the President’s Muslim ban, playing street soccer, speaking out against the President’s indifference toward the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, and calling for diversity in tech.
Committee Democrats and Caucuses also participated in the competition. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, Small Business Committee Democrats, Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats, and Judiciary Committee Democrats were named 2019 All-Stars.
Over the coming week, the creative category finalists and winners will be announced for Best Video, Best Graphic, Best Online Ad, Best Franked Email, Best E-Newsletter, and Best Constituent Services Post.
This year’s total of over 1.7 million new followers for House Democrats on social networks marks a substantial increase over previous years; see below for a chart tracking the number of followers gained over the past ten years of the contest.
The final scoreboard can be viewed at https://majorityleader.gov/allstar.
NOTE: Members of Leadership, while included on the live scoreboard, were not counted in determining All-Stars and are not included in the list below. Also, former winners of the MVP trophies, while eligible to be named All-Stars, are ineligible to win the same trophy more than once.
**Previous Overall MVP
*Previous Freshman or Election Blackout MVP
“I’m pleased to announce this year’s Online All-Stars, who led House Democrats in acquiring 1.7 million new followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube during the three-week competition,” stated Leader Hoyer. “That is over 2.5 times more growth than we’ve ever had during the ten years my office has been running the annual contest. Millions more Americans will now regularly see updates of House Democrats’ ongoing work For The People thanks to our collective efforts. I congratulate Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is the first Freshman lawmaker in the contest’s ten year history to also win the Overall MVP award, as well as Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20) for finishing in the top five. I thank all of the Members and their staffs for their hard work and innovative efforts over the past three weeks to reach and engage with more Americans online.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar gained a record 147,853 new followers over the three-week contest in part by standing strong against the President’s racist attacks against her, celebrating America, expressing her gratitude and pride in presiding over the House, celebrating diversity at Netroots Nation, cheering House passage of a $15 minimum wage, criticizing the President’s Muslim ban, playing street soccer, speaking out against the President’s indifference toward the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, and calling for diversity in tech.
Committee Democrats and Caucuses also participated in the competition. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus, Small Business Committee Democrats, Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats, and Judiciary Committee Democrats were named 2019 All-Stars.
Over the coming week, the creative category finalists and winners will be announced for Best Video, Best Graphic, Best Online Ad, Best Franked Email, Best E-Newsletter, and Best Constituent Services Post.
This year’s total of over 1.7 million new followers for House Democrats on social networks marks a substantial increase over previous years; see below for a chart tracking the number of followers gained over the past ten years of the contest.
| Year | Total new followers | MVP(s) |
| 2019 | 1,702,301 | Overall MVP and Freshman MVP Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) |
| 2018 | 251,487 | MVP Rep. Ted Lieu (CA-33), Freshman MVP Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Election Blackout MVP Rep. Joe Kennedy (MA-04) |
| 2017 | 645,000 | MVP Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) and Freshman MVP Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04) |
| 2016 | 248,000 | MVP Barbara Lee (CA-13), Freshman MVP Ted Lieu (CA-33), and Election Blackout MVP Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) |
| 2015 | 231,000 | MVP Rep. Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Freshman MVP Rep. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) |
| 2014 | 213,000 | MVP Rep. John Lewis (GA-05), Freshman MVP Rep. Joaquin Castro (TX-20), and Election Blackout MVP Rep. Dan Kildee (MI-05) |
| 2013 | 163,000 | MVP Rep. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) and Freshman MVP Rep. Mark Takano (CA-41) |
| 2012 | 139,000 | MVP Rep. Jared Polis (CO-02) |
| 2011 | 57,000 | MVP Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-35) |
| 2010 | 43,000 | Co-MVP Rep. Pedro Pierluisi (PR) and Co-MVP Rep. Jared Polis (CO-02) |
The final scoreboard can be viewed at https://majorityleader.gov/allstar.
NOTE: Members of Leadership, while included on the live scoreboard, were not counted in determining All-Stars and are not included in the list below. Also, former winners of the MVP trophies, while eligible to be named All-Stars, are ineligible to win the same trophy more than once.
2019 Member All-Stars:
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**Previous Overall MVP
*Previous Freshman or Election Blackout MVP