Alabama's Republican House delegation, including Barry Moore, Dale Strong, and Robert Adherolt, is expected to support Mike Johnson for House Speaker. This comes as Johnson faces some challenges in securing enough votes for the position.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to face some difficulties in his quest to retain the gavel on Friday, but he’s not expected to face opposition from Alabama ’s GOP House delegation. Republican Reps. Dale Strong of Huntsville; Robert Adherolt of Hayleyville; and Barry Moore of Enterprise plan to support Johnson for speaker, according to their spokespeople.The two Republicans have been supportive of Johnson in the past.
Moore is a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of about three dozen conservative lawmakers whose membership includes some Republicans who had not committed to backing Johnson in recent days.He endorsed Johnson as House Speaker in a social media post earlier this week. Johnson can ill-afford many defections to receive the 218 votes need to win if all members are present and voting. There will likely be 219 Republicans and 215 Democrats voting Friday as the 119th Congress officially convenes on Capitol Hill. Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation was unified in its support of former California Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker despite friction within the Republican Party over his nomination. It took 15 rounds of voting to elect McCarthy as speaker in 2023, before he was eventually dumped by his party later in the year. Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia campaigns for U.S. Rep. Barry Moore on Saturday, March 2, 2024, during a campaign stop at Steele Creek Lodge in Satsuma, Ala.The House speaker vote will be the first major vote taken by Moore as the representative for Alabama’s 1st congressional district. Moore defeated Republican U.S. Jerry Carl last March for the GOP nomination to the post before rolling to victory during November’s General Electio
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