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U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge speaks before Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally at Case Western Reserve University on August 27, 2015.

(Joshua Gunter, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton named U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge as the Permanent Chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week.

"I thank Secretary Clinton and her team for recommending me to serve as the permanent chair of the 2016 Democratic National Convention," Fudge, who represents Ohio's 11th district which includes Cleveland and Akron, said in a statement released Saturday.

"It is an honor for me and the people of Ohio. I am happy to serve and look forward to a great convention and our ongoing efforts as we work together for a strong party and a successful election," Fudge continued. "Together we make America Stronger."

Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will not be speaking or presiding over this week's convention at all, after leaked emails appear to show top DNC aides strategizing against Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary, reports CNN.

The DNC Rules Committee revoked Wasserman Schultz's position as convention chairwoman, so instead Fudge will gavel each session to order and to close. Read more at CNN.