House GOP vote counter herds cats with little legislative cushion

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PITTSBURGH — House Republicans aren’t the most unified political family, to put it mildly. This has kept Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) plenty busy over the past 16 months as a chief vote counter.

As chief deputy whip, Reschenthaler is effectively an understudy to the House majority whip, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN). Emmer chose Reschenthaler, 41, for the role after Republicans captured a narrow House majority in the 2022 midterm elections.

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