House Republicans on Tuesday picked Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as their new speaker nominee, though it remains unclear whether he can lock down the votes needed to ultimately win the gavel.
The vote to elect a nominee took place behind closed doors via secret ballot, and Emmer, the House majority whip, prevailed over a crowded field of candidates. Pressure is intensifying on House Republicans to elect a new speaker three weeks after the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as the House has remained in a state of paralysis ever since. But Emmer still faces major challenges ahead.
With multiple candidates in the running, members cast a series of successive secret ballots on Tuesday with the candidate with the fewest number of votes in each round dropped from the race. The other candidates who had been in the running were: Reps. Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Byron Donalds of Florida, Austin Scott of Georgia, Jack Bergman of Michigan and Pete Sessions of Texas. Rep.
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