McCarthy lost 19 Republican votes on the first speaker ballot.
Ten House Republicans cast their speaker votes for Rep. Andy Biggs and six voted for Rep. Jim Jordan .
Here are the members of his party who voted against McCarthy in the first round of votes. We’ll update as the process unfolds throughout the day.Biggs is the House Freedom Caucus member who stepped forward to challenge McCarthy when the GOP conference chose its leader and candidate for speaker this month. The opposition got just 31 votes — to McCarthy’s 188 — but Biggs has signaled that he’s not done fighting McCarthy.
.” Spokesman Matthew Tragesser assured The Washington Post on Tuesday: “He is a hard no. He will not vote for McCarthy under any circumstance.” And Tragesser added that it’s “not a possibility” that Biggs would vote “present.”Bishop voted for Biggs, making him the second Republican on the first ballot to go against McCarthy’s speaker bid.Boebert became the first House Republican on Tuesday to cast her speaker vote for Rep. Jim Jordan .Cloud voted for Jordan during the first ballot.
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