House Republicans plan to vote Tuesday on a slate of candidates to be the next nominee for speaker of the House.
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House Republicans are going back to the drawing board to select a nominee to be House speaker, three weeks after a vote to oust then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy threw the chamber into disarray.
Republicans will meet Tuesday morning to vote for a nominee in a secret ballot election. This will be the third election of its kind in as many weeks: Majority Leader Steve Scalise and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan were both named the party’s nominee, but pulled their candidacies after they failed to secure enough support to succeed on the floor. Scalise withdrew before trying on the floor and Jordan failed on three ballots by the full House. Any nominee will need 217 votes to secure the gavel if all members of the House are present and voting.
Eight members remain in the race after Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa., dropped out during a Monday meeting. Until a speaker is elected, the House is unable to move legislation on the floor to provide aid to Israel and Ukraine or fund the government past Nov. 17.
Who is running?
Jack Bergman, R-Mich.
Bergman is a retired Marine and is touting his 40 years of military service and experience on the Armed Services and Veterans’ committees. He is stressing that he’s campaigning for the job just for the remainder of this Congress.
Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
Elected in 2020, Donalds is the most junior member running for speaker. He is a member of the House Freedom Caucus and has quickly made a name for himself in conservative circles. During Kevin McCarthy’s January bid to secure the gavel, many of McCarthy’s opponents coalesced around Donalds as an…
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