Nunes exit starts Republican jockeying for top spot on House Intelligence Committee

California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’s Monday announcement that he will leave Congress at the end of this year to take a job as the CEO of former President Donald Trump’s new media company was a surprise gunshot signaling a “race” of sorts to replace him as the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee.

Three Republicans are openly angling to replace Nunes as the ranking member of the committee and presumably become chairman should Republicans win back the House in 2022: Ohio Rep. Mike Turner, Utah Rep. Chris Stewart, and Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup.