Steve Scalise selected as GOP nominee for speaker
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) will be the Republican nominee for speaker, defeating Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a simple majority vote in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday.
The speakership vote is expected to head to the House floor as early as Wednesday afternoon, when Scalise will need at least 217 votes to become speaker. Democrats are expected to nominate House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), meaning the election will come down to a party-line vote.
October 13, 2023 05:08 PM
October 13, 2023 05:08 PM
