WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Rep. Jim Jordan (D-OH) nominates House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for Speaker of the House of the 118th Congress during a speech in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Today members of the 118th Congress will be sworn-in and the House of Representatives will elect a new Speaker. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Rep. Jim Jordan nominates Rep. Kevin McCarthy for House speaker on Tuesday.
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire | CNN
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy suffered a third rebuke for speaker before the House adjourned Tuesday evening.
Twenty Republicans voted against him — an increase from the 19 defections in the first two rounds of balloting. McCarthy, who needed 218 votes, had failed to secure the speaker’s gavel by the third round, earning 202 votes in the final tally.
All 20 voted for Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who himself voted for McCarthy. Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, who had initially voted for McCarthy in the first two rounds, shifted his support to Jordan.
Leaving the floor Tuesday, Jordan told CNN there is “no” chance he will become speaker, adding he wants to be House Judiciary chairman. He said he would lobby his colleagues to back McCarthy once the chamber resumes Wednesday.
Here are the lawmakers who voted against McCarthy on the third ballot:
- Rep. Andy Biggs
- Rep. Dan Bishop
- Rep. Lauren Boebert
- Rep. Josh Brecheen
- Rep. Michael Cloud
- Rep. Andrew Clyde
- Rep. Eli Crane
- Rep. Matt Gaetz
- Rep. Bob Good
- Rep. Paul Gosar
- Rep. Andy Harris
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
- Rep. Mary Miller
- Rep. Ralph Norman
- Rep. Andy Ogles
- Rep. Scott Perry
- Rep. Matt Rosendale
- Rep. Chip Roy
- Rep. Keith Self
- Rep. Byron Donalds