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Who Will Replace Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker?
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October 5, 2023
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0:54Now PlayingSecond-ranking House Republican leader Steve Scalise is officially running for speaker, making him a leading contender as the GOP searches for a replacement.
Scalise confirmed in a letter to colleagues that he is seeking the speakership after reports that he was privately reaching out to other members of the caucus to gauge their support.
Punchbowl was the first to report the news.
He joins Ohio Representative Jim Jordan, a conservative firebrand who chairs the House Judiciary Committee, one of three committees behind the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
A number of other Republican lawmakers have been floated as potential speakers since the House voted in a historic first to oust Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday. But those other candidates have not said publicly that they are running.
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