Here Are The 20 Republicans Who Voted Against Jim Jordan For House Speaker As He Loses First Vote
Here Are The 20 Republicans Who Voted Against Jim Jordan For House Speaker As He Loses First Vote
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has lost the first speakership vote in the House, with a substantial number of Republicans voting for other candidates.
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OCT 17, 2023
Jordan only picked up 200 votes, far short of the 217 he needed to secure the speaker’s gavel. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was the top vote-getter with 212, with all Democrats voting for him.
20 House Republicans voted for someone other than Jordan to take over from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with some voting for McCarthy, others voting for Steve Scalise and others voting for candidates including Reps. Thomas Massie and Tom Cole and former Rep. Lee Zeldin.
Scalise received 7 votes, McCarthy received 6, Zeldin received 3, and four others received one vote.
Jordan needed 217 votes to win the vote, and could only afford three Republican breakaways. Instead, more than a dozen voted for other candidates.
After the vote, the House went into recess.
Here are the 20 Republicans who voted against Jordan, per The Washington Examiner:
Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) — voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) — voted for Tom Emmer (R-MN)
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) — voted for former New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) — voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA)
Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-TX) — voted for Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA)
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
Rep. Carlos Giminez (R-FL) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) — voted for Zeldin
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. John Rutherford (R-FL) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) — voted for Scalise
Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) — voted for Scalise
Rep. John James (R-MI) — voted for Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) — voted for McCarthy
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) — voted for Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY)