House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., took the party's speaker nomination on Tuesday after topping several rounds of GOP conference balloting.
The race for the speaker's gavel continues as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who announced his candidacy Friday, has secured the GOP nomination. The majority whip won the nomination in a closed-door House Republican conference meeting Tuesday after multiple rounds of voting. More than half a dozen Republicans put their names forward as candidates for the speaker's gavel.
It's unclear whether Emmer will succeed where Jordan and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., failed — convincing the various factions within the GOP to unite around his leadership. 'He is the right person for the job. He can unite the conference,' McCarthy said. 'He understands the dynamics of the conference. He also understands what it takes to win and keep a majority.' 'Our Conference remains at a crossroads, and the deck is stacked against us.
deep roster of Republicans emerged as potential candidates to lead the House immediately after a closed-door House GOP vote on whether to keep Jordan as speaker designate. Republicans are expected to meet behind closed doors Monday evening for a candidate forum before a conference-wide election via secret anonymous ballot on Tuesday. Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed reporting.
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