{"id":10556,"date":"2023-10-24T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/24\/house-republicans-to-hold-3rd-internal-vote-to-find-speaker-candidate-3-weeks-after-mccarthy-ouster\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T13:00:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:00:44","slug":"house-republicans-to-hold-3rd-internal-vote-to-find-speaker-candidate-3-weeks-after-mccarthy-ouster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/24\/house-republicans-to-hold-3rd-internal-vote-to-find-speaker-candidate-3-weeks-after-mccarthy-ouster\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans to hold 3rd internal vote to find speaker candidate 3 weeks after McCarthy ouster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"speakable\">House Republicans are getting ready to vote for a speaker candidate for a third time after their past two nominees to lead the chamber dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">GOP lawmakers are gathering behind closed doors at 9 a.m. on Tuesday for an election via anonymous secret ballot.<\/p>\n<p>There are nine Republicans jostling for the speakership right now: Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; GOP Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson, R-La.; GOP Policy Committee Chair Gary Palmer, R-Ala.; Republican Study Committee Chair Kevin Hern, R-Okla.; Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla.; Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich.; Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga.; Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas; and Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pa.<\/p>\n<p>The vote comes after the candidates made their pitch to the GOP conference on Monday night at a candidate forum.<\/p>\n<p>The front-runner right now appears to be Emmer, who has been endorsed by ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Other candidates going into the election with several endorsements under their belt are Donalds and Bergman.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s likely to take several rounds of voting \u2013 a candidate must win a conference majority to be named speaker-designate under current House GOP Conference rules.<\/p>\n<p>If no candidate manages to win a majority during a given round, the person with the least amount of votes is withdrawn from the race and another round is held.<\/p>\n<p>The election comes three weeks after McCarthy\u2019s ouster from the top job, the first time in history the House of Representatives removed their leader in the middle of a congressional term.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, House Republicans selected Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, but he pulled out of the race after he was unable to secure 217 Republican votes \u2013 the number needed for a House-wide majority.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., was the original pick of the conference to replace McCarthy. He dropped out of the race just a day after winning the nomination \u2013 opposition from Jordan allies made it clear he would not reach 217 votes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on FOX NEWS<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are getting ready to vote for a speaker candidate for a third time after their past two nominees to lead the chamber dropped out of the race. GOP lawmakers are gathering behind closed doors at 9 a.m. on Tuesday for an election via anonymous secret ballot. 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