U.S. House Speaker Update and Call to Action

U.S. Congress
Written By ✮ Montgomery County Republican Party of Texas
 
 

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.

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