Both current and incoming House Republicans from swing districts that President Joe Biden won in 2020 have taken a hard stance to support only House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, (R-CA), for speaker of the House, according to Newsmax.
In a letter sent to their Republican colleagues Thursday, 15 signers, made up of six current members and nine incoming members, said that they will not support “any so-called shadow ‘consensus candidate'” for speaker.
“Let us be clear: We are not only supporting Kevin McCarthy for speaker, but are not open to any so-called shadow ‘consensus candidate’ — regardless of how many votes it takes to elect Speaker-designate McCarthy,” the letter said.
The 15 signers include Michael Lawler, Young Kim, Michelle Steel, Don Bacon, David Schweikert, Juan Ciscomani, Tom Kean, Jen Kiggans, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, David Valadao, Mike Garcia, Anthony D’Esposito, John Duarte, Marcu Molinaro, NIck Lalota.
A vote will be held on Tuesday when the new Congress convenes, and McCarthy is attempting to secure enough votes to be chosen as the next Speaker Of The House.
