An edited compilation from POLITICO
7 of McCarthy's GOP foes make an offer: Vote for Jordan and punish us
If Republican holdouts vote for Jim Jordan as speaker, the group offered to accept "censure, suspension or removal from the conference."
Seven of the eight House Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy made their colleagues an eye-catching offer on Friday: If GOP holdouts vote for Jim Jordan as speaker, they would accept "censure, suspension or removal from the conference."
The suggestion came in the form of a letter, obtained by POLITICO, that was cosigned by all eight GOP lawmakers who voted to remove McCarthy as speaker earlier this month:
The suggestion came in the form of a letter, obtained by POLITICO, that was cosigned by all eight GOP lawmakers who voted to remove McCarthy as speaker earlier this month:
- Reps. Nancy Mace (S.C.),
- Matt Gaetz (Fla.),
- Tim Burchett (Tenn.),
- Eli Crane (Ariz.),
- Matt Rosendale (Mont.),
- Bob Good (Va.),
- Ken Buck (Colo.) and
- Andy Biggs (Ariz.).
Think about it this way: When the conference asked in a secret ballot if Jordan should remain the GOP’s pick, his number of opponents went up five-fold from the public tally. It took a private vote to get the majority of House Republicans to reveal what they really thought: Jordan was done.
Here’s the important thing: None of those candidates is currently close to the near-total support in the GOP that’s needed to become speaker. And the sheer number of hopefuls jumping in is likely to only make it tougher for one to emerge with that support.
It was an anticlimactic ending for Jim Jordan on Friday. And minutes after the Republican conference booted the Ohio Republican as its speaker nominee, 86-112, the anticipated rush of alternative candidates began for the endlessly chaos-ridden House GOP.
Republicans have until Sunday at noon to submit their names for speaker, but more than a half-dozen are already making calls or floating their names:
Republicans have until Sunday at noon to submit their names for speaker, but more than a half-dozen are already making calls or floating their names:
- Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.),
- Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (Texas),
- Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern (Okla.), and
- Reps. Dan Meuser (Pa.)
- Austin Scott (Ga.),
- Jack Bergman (Mich.) and
- Byron Donalds (Fla.).
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With the battle to become speaker back to square one on Friday, there's a long list of Republicans in various states of candidacy to lead the House. To help sort it all out, we've compiled a quick list.
Speaker hopefuls, assemble!
Here are the Republicans launching bids
The bleak fortnight in the House didn't deter a swath of possible candidates.
- Rep. Kevin Hern (Okla.) is the chair of the Republican Study Committee.
- Rep. Austin Scott (Ga.) challenged Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) last week, but eventually backed Jordan. He’s a serious voice on agriculture policy and the Farm Bill.
- Rep. Jack Bergman (Mich.)* is a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general.
- Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas)* was once Rules Committee chair and a key ally of former speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan.
MAKING CALLS
- Rep. Tom Emmer (Minn.) is the majority whip and previously ran the House Republican campaign arm.
- Rep. Mike Johnson (La.) is vice chair of the House GOP Conference and former head of the Republican Study Committee.
CONSIDERING
- Rep. Jodey Arrington (Texas) is chair of the Budget Committee.
- Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)* is a member of the House Freedom Caucus.
- Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) is chair of the Homeland Security Committee and is a combat veteran.
- Rep. Roger Williams (Texas)* is chair of the Small Business Committee and is the coach and manager of the House Republican baseball team.
- Rep. Dan Meuser (Pa.) is a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, along with the Republican Main Street Caucus.
*Members of the Republican Baseball Team
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