Fresh reports indicate that recently ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will not make another run for the Speaker’s gavel.
The Hill has more:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) informed members of his conference Tuesday night that he will not run for Speaker again after the House voted to oust him from the post hours earlier, multiple lawmakers confirmed to The Hill.
On Tuesday afternoon the House made history with its 216-210 vote to oust McCarthy as Speaker.
According to The Hill, the chamber will be run by an acting Speaker — Speaker pro tempore — chosen from a list designated by McCarthy and shared with the House clerk, a process implemented for continuity of government reasons after 9/11. Members in both parties expect that the Speaker pro tempore has the chief responsibility of presiding over a new Speaker election.
It’s not immediately clear who could be nominated for Speaker instead.
Asked if he would run for Speaker, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) pointed to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.).
“He’d made a great Speaker,” Emmer said.
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), meanwhile, said the party needs “a fresh face.”
We need someone different that’s not a part of the circus at the moment.”
See the Republicans who voted “yes” to vacate:
- Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.)
- Bob Good (Va.)
- Andy Biggs (Ariz.)
- Ken Buck (Colo.)
- Tim Burchett (Tenn.)
- Nancy Mace (S.C.)
- Matt Rosendale (Mont.)
- Rep. Eli Crane (Ariz.)
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