Congressman Jim Jordan is officially running for speaker of the House of Representatives, the congressman’s office confirmed to The Daily Signal Wednesday.
The Ohio Republican’s confirmation comes just one day after Kevin McCarthy’s ouster . Eight Republicans and all Democrats present voted to remove McCarthy, who has said that he will not run again for speaker.
Republican Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane of Arizona, Ken Buck of Colorado, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Bob Good of Virginia, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, and Matt Rosendale of Montana joined Gaetz in voting to remove McCarthy as speaker. The final vote was 216-210 to oust McCarthy.
Rep. Matt Gaetz , R-Fla., had introduced a motion on Monday night to remove McCarthy, telling press, “I have enough Republicans where at this point next week, one of two things will happen: Kevin McCarthy won’t be the speaker of the House or he’ll be the speaker […]
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