U.S. House Speaker Update and Call to Action
October 17, 2023 | Washington, D.C.
A vote was held this morning to elect a new U.S. Speaker of the House. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) failed to reach the 217 mark in his vote today, falling 17 votes short. The second round is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 11 am.
Before today’s vote, reports were that Representative Jordan’s chances of success had risen on an overwhelming tide of calls to Republican representatives from constituents. Members of the House are indicating that they don’t want this to be a long contentious process, like the McCarthy vote.
It took Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 15 rounds to secure the seat of Speaker of the House. Rep. Jordan will probably not get that many chances.
In today’s vote, some Republicans voted for other candidates. Steve Scalise got seven votes, McCarthy got six, and four other representatives each received one vote, though none of them were running. Scalise and McCarthy voted for Jordan. Of course, all 212 Democrats voted for their minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Tomorrow at 11 am there will be another vote. Below are the Republicans who did not vote for Jordan:
Don Bacon of Nebraska: (202) 225-4155
Ken Buck of Colorado: (202) 225-4676
Lori Chavez-DeRemer of Oregon: (202) 225-5711
Anthony D’Esposito of New York: (202) 225-5516
Mario Diaz Balart of Florida: (202) 225-4211
Jake Ellzey of Texas: (202) 225-2002
Andrew Garbarino of New York: (202) 225-7896
Carlos Gimenez of Florida: (202) 225-2778
Tony Gonzales of Texas: (202) 225-4511
Kay Granger of Texas: (202) 225-5071
Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania: (202) 225-5406
Jen Kiggans of Virginia: (202) 225-4215
John James of Michigan: (202) 225-4961
Nick LaLota of New York: (202) 225-3826
Doug Lamalfa of California: (202) 225-3076
Mike Lawler of New York: (202) 225-6506
John Rutherford of Florida: (202) 225-2501
Mike Simpson of Idaho: (208) 334-1953
Victoria Spartz of Indiana: (202) 225-2276
Steve Womack of Arkansas: (202) 225-4301
The word is that some representatives are planning to vote “no” the first time and switch to “yes” on the second vote. Keep calling and overwhelm the House with phone calls. They’re used to business as usual. Be polite but let them know you’re expecting Representative Jordan to be elected. A call to representatives who voted “yes” for Jordan is helpful to show that constituents expect this issue to be resolved tomorrow.
U.S. House Switchboard
202-225-3121