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The 6 Republicans Who Switched Their Votes to Make McCarthy House Speaker
Story by Lindsey Rupp • Yesterday 11:58 PM
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(Bloomberg) -- The US House speaker fight is finally over.
Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, after becoming House speaker during a meeting of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. McCarthy achieved his long-held ambition of becoming House speaker after quelling a rebellion by GOP conservative hardliners, but at the cost of further weakening his precarious position within a sharply divided party.© Bloomberg
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s deal that includes rule changes to give conservatives more influence has helped flip antagonists. A 14th vote on Friday night ended in a stunning defeat for McCarthy when four conservatives voted for others and two voted “present,” leaving him one vote short of a majority. After chaos erupted on the floor, a motion to adjourn failed and the House voted for a 15th time. McCarthy secured 216 votes, enough to win.These are the conservatives who flipped to vote for McCarthy after negotiations for rule changes:
Dan Bishop, North Carolina Josh Brecheen, Oklahoma Michael Cloud, Texas Andrew Clyde, Georgia Byron Donalds, Florida Paul Gosar, Arizona Andy Harris, Maryland Anna Paulina Luna, Florida Mary Miller, Illinois Ralph Norman, South Carolina Andy Ogles, Tennessee Scott Perry, Pennsylvania Chip Roy, Texas Keith Self, Texas Victoria Spartz, Indiana
These are the conservatives who responded “present” during the 15th roll call vote on Saturday:
Andy Biggs, Arizona Lauren Boebert, Colorado Eli Crane, Arizona Matt Gaetz, Florida Bob Good, Virginia Matt Rosendale, Montana
No conservatives voted for another candidate during the 15th vote.
(Updates with 15th vote throughout.)
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