Eric Cantor elected to majority leader in House

Republican Eric Cantor, the GOP's leading Jewish member, has been elected House majority leader (via The Astute Bloggers):

Cantor won the election uncontested on Wednesday evening, paving the way for him to become one of the highest-ranking Jews in U.S. government history. When the 112th Congress convenes in January, Cantor will be the second-ranked member of the House after the likely speaker, Rep. John Boehner (R-Va.). That would make Cantor the highest-ranking Jew in congressional history.

And it's a position well earned.