Rep. Kevin Hern announced in a letter to his fellow conservative lawmakers that he would not be throwing his name into the contest for the next Speaker of the House.
Mr. Hern’s decision to step back from the race means that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio are the only two official candidates vying for the gavel.
“House Republicans must unify - and do it fast. It’s clear to me that a three-man race for Speaker will only draw this process out longer, creating further division which would make it harder for any candidate to reach 217 votes,” Mr. Hern said. “For these reasons, I want two good friends of mine, Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan, to have the opportunity to earn 217 votes from our Conference.”
Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, was able to advance a 45-day stopgap spending bill to keep the government open to give lawmakers more time to pass the rest of a dozen spending bills needed to fund the government. Over a quarter of the conference has publicly thrown support behind a candidate, but there is no clear favorite yet, according to The Washington Times’ whip count. Some conservative lawmakers believe consensus on a nominee will be hard to find, and expect the race to replace Mr. McCarthy will turn into a long, protracted slog.
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