There are four types of House Republicans revealed by the fight for Speaker

The Right Wing of the House Conference – Putting Its Own Away: Reply to Scalise, Jordan, Palmer, and Flood

Almost half of congressional Republicans are sympathetic to the conservative movement led by Mr. Jordan and the right wing of the House Republican conference, according to the votes. It suggests that the party’s right wing could, under circumstances not necessarily too different from those today, make a serious bid for House leadership — and win.

Mr. Jordan got about 45 percent of the vote in the secret ballot Republican House conference vote when Steve Scalise defeated him.

After McCarthy’s ousting, he contemplated running for speaker but did not officially enter the race. He opened 24 Mcdonald’s restaurants and worked on the company’s corporate leadership team before entering politics. He is the chair of the Republican Study Committee, a large group of fiscal conservatives. The RSC is viewed as a springboard to leadership roles – former chairs include Scalise, Jordan, and Mike Johnson.

Palmer is part of the current leadership team, and serves as the policy chair. He’s a conservative who wants to show a contrast with Democrats and focus on fiscal responsibility.

This is Scott’s second foray into the speaker’s race this month. He challenged Jordan in the second secret ballot election. Scott is one of the two candidates that didn’t object to certifying Biden’s electoral college victory.

First elected in 1996, Sessions is the most senior candidate in the field. He chairs the House Judiciary Committee, the campaign and fundraising arm of House Republicans, as well as the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Republicans will meet Tuesday morning to vote for a nominee in a secret ballot election. GOP leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary chairman Jim Jordan were both nominated for the party’s nomination, but pulled their candidacy after they failed to get enough support on the floor. Jordan tried on the floor but was defeated on three votes. Any nominee will need 217 votes to secure the gavel if all members of the House are present and voting.

After being chosen for the nominee, he will be asked whether he can win enough votes to succeed on the floor. There are 221 Republicans in the House.

Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., introduced a Unity Pledge on Friday, urging his colleagues to “put our differences aside and come together.” The pledge states that a member will support whoever becomes the party nominee when their nomination comes to the floor.

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Johnson was first elected in 2016 and is the vice chair of the House Republican Conference. He was an attorney and served in the Louisiana state legislature. He is on the Judiciary and armed services committees.

The Republican whip is seen as a potential front-runner. He may face resistance from conservatives in the conference. For one, he’s not as closely aligned with or embraced by former President Trump as someone like Jordan was. He’s one of only two candidates — Rep. Austin Scott is the other — who voted to certify the 2020 election results. He’s also already in leadership, which means he brings experience to the role. But that position could also make him a target for the members who have called for a fresh face or a total leadership reset.

Donalds is the most junior member running for speaker. He has quickly established himself in conservative circles by being a member of the House Freedom Caucus. During Kevin McCarthy’s January bid to secure the gavel, many of McCarthy’s opponents coalesced around Donalds as an alternate choice. He’s won endorsements from the conservative Tea Party Patriots Action and would be the first Black speaker of the House.

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.

Several members remain in the race after Dan Meuser dropped out. 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.

Three weeks after a vote to oust Kevin McCarthy brought the House into turmoil, Republicans are attempting to find a new speaker.

Democracy Is Ours, We’re Here, We Are Here to Go: The Last Three Weeks of Closed-door Voting on Capitol Hill

Johnson told reporters at a press conference after the vote that democracy is messy but it is our system. “We are going to restore your trust in what we do here, you’re going to see a new form of government and we’re going to move this quickly. This group is prepared to govern.

Members celebrated Johnson’s selection by inviting reporters into the room where GOP members had been meeting, and voting all day. Cheers rang out and members changed “Mike” as reporters raised questions about Johnson’s viability on the House floor.

Johnson won 128 votes to become the GOP nominee for speaker, but the Republicans held an additional vote to see if any of them would vote against him. However, a few members did not show up at the meeting, which gave Johnson time to shore up his support before the floor vote.

After another long chaotic day on Capitol Hill, the late night vote came after Republicans repeated their nominating process for the fifth time. It took 15 rounds of voting on the House floor to elect their first choice, Kevin McCarthy of California.

The past three weeks has left a lot of House GOP members frustrated and angry. Some members went back to voting for McCarthy three weeks ago, when this crisis began.

Others on the far-right continued to cast ballots for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. Jordan dropped out of the race last week when Republicans voted for him to step aside after losing three rounds of balloting on the House floor. Others.

The latest round of closed-door voting began after 8pm on Tuesday with many members absent. A clear message was sent by the 31 members who cast a ballot for someone who wasn’t even a declared candidate.

That number grew as the subsequent voting rounds wore on. McCarthy came in second place while Donalds came in third on the last ballot.