House speaker race endorsement live tracker: Who has backed who so far?
October 05, 2023 01:27 PM
After Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted as speaker by all the Democrats and eight hard-line conservative members of Congress, it set off a hotly contested race for who will succeed him as the next speaker of the House.
The two candidates who have announced are House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) has not announced yet but has said he is interested in running. Scalise and Jordan have been racking up endorsements from their colleagues. Former President Donald Trump has also received a couple of endorsements as well.
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Below is a running tally of each candidate and who has endorsed them for speaker. It will be updated regularly.