The eight House Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy in historic vote

The House of Representatives voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the speakership, with all present Democrats and eight Republicans voting to remove him from his post.

The motion to vacate was brought by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday, with a motion to table the attempt to oust McCarthy failing shortly prior to the vote. The ouster of McCarthy means the House will not be able to function until a new speaker has been elected.

MCCARTHY OUSTED IN HISTORIC VOTE TO STRIP HIM OF SPEAKERSHIP

Here are the House Republicans who supported the motion to remove McCarthy from the speakership:

• Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
• Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO)
• Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)
• Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ)
• Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
• Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)
• Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC)
• Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT)

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Gaetz accused McCarthy of making a “Ukraine deal with Democrats” to pass aid for the country at a later date, and this was one of the main reasons he brought forward a motion to vacate the speakership. Several allies of McCarthy defended the ousted speaker prior to the vote, with Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) mocking Gaetz for fundraising off of his motion.

McCarthy had to endure 15 rounds of voting during the speaker election in January after several members of the Republican conference refused to support the California Republican. Now that he has been removed, another vote on who will become the next House speaker will occur only nine months after McCarthy first secured the speaker’s gavel.