Sessions announced he's running while Jodey Arrington and Roger Williams say they're considering a bid and will decide by the deadline.
Arrington and Williams expressed their interest after the House Republican Conference voted in a closed door meeting to drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker.WASHINGTON — Three Texas Republicans are making moves for U.S. House Speaker, hoping to fill a power vacuum left open after
All the candidates expressed their interest after the House Republican Conference voted in a closed door meeting to drop Jordan as their nominee for speaker after he lost his third floor vote. Only members were allowed in the meeting, but Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Sherman, said the vote was 112 to 86 against Jordan. Jordan afterward said he would drop out of the race.
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, has been making calls to pursue the job, according to a source familiar with his plans. Emmer is the third ranking House Republican and also a former chair of the NRCC. "Congressman Sessions believes he can forge a positive path as a conservative leader who can unite the Conference. During his congressional career, he has played a vital role in the Republican Party, in Texas and nationally, including a decade in Party leadership," his office said in a statement.
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