As of Jan. 4, 2023, a House speaker has not been selected, 20 Republican lawmakers have voted against Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker. Over the course of two days, there were six rounds of voting conducted without nominating a House Speaker. The final vote concluded “around 4 p.m.” today.
According to The New York Times, here are the 20 Republican lawmakers “who voted against the bid by Representative Kevin McCarthy”:
- Rep. Andy Biggs AZ 5th
- Rep. Dan Bishop NC 8th
- Rep. Lauren Boebert CO 3rd
- Rep. Josh Brecheen OK 2nd
- Rep. Michael Cloud TX 27th
- Rep. Andrew Clyde GA 9th
- Rep. Eli Crane AZ 2nd
- Rep. Matt Gaetz. FL 1st
- Rep. Bob Good VA 5th
- Rep. Paul Gosar AZ 9th
- Rep. Andy Harris MD 1st
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna FL 13th
- Rep. Mary Miller IL 15th
- Rep. Ralph Norman SC 5th
- Rep. Andy Ogles TN 5th
- Rep. Scott Perry PA 10th
- Rep. Matt Rosendale MT 2nd
- Rep. Chip Roy TX 21st
- Rep. Keith Self TX 3rd
- Rep. Byron Donalds FL 19th
For many Americans this is very daunting a House Speaker hasn’t been selected. Grace Saldana, Editor-in- Chief for RSBNetwork, tweeted on Jan. 4, 2023, at 7:06 p.m., “If Republicans can’t even unite to vote in a Speaker of the House, how will they be able to unite and take action on the issues that matter to their base?”
Fortunately, despite not selecting a House Speaker yet, the House is scheduled to “reconvene to vote for the seventh time for speaker” at noon on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
