National Politics

20 Republican lawmakers voted against Kevin McCarthy

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”:

  1. Rep. Andy Biggs                           AZ 5th
  2. Rep. Dan Bishop                          NC 8th
  3. Rep. Lauren Boebert                  CO 3rd
  4. Rep. Josh Brecheen                    OK 2nd
  5. Rep. Michael Cloud                    TX 27th
  6. Rep. Andrew Clyde                     GA 9th
  7. Rep. Eli Crane                             AZ 2nd
  8. Rep. Matt Gaetz.                         FL 1st
  9. Rep. Bob Good                            VA 5th
  10. Rep. Paul Gosar                          AZ 9th
  11. Rep. Andy Harris                       MD 1st
  12. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna           FL 13th
  13. Rep. Mary Miller                         IL 15th
  14. Rep. Ralph Norman                   SC 5th
  15. Rep. Andy Ogles                         TN 5th
  16. Rep. Scott Perry                         PA 10th
  17. Rep. Matt Rosendale                MT 2nd
  18. Rep. Chip Roy                            TX 21st
  19. Rep. Keith Self                           TX 3rd
  20. 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.

Rosella Parra

Rosella is a gradate of the University of North Florida with a Master's Degree in English. She enjoys reading, writing, traveling, cultural and current events.

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