The House Republican Conference has completed five rounds of balloting and Tom Emmer has emerged as the latest Speaker-designate.  A recap of the balloting is included below. The Conference must now decide when/whether to conduct a vote for electing the Speaker on the House floor.  This will depend upon Emmer’s ability to shore up those […]

Rep. Mike Johnson is now the Speaker-Designate after receiving 128 votes on the third ballot.  The Conference immediately held a vote to confirm that Republicans would vote for him on the floor, and there were no votes in opposition.  There were, however, 19 Members absent this evening and three Members (Reps. Amodei, Hill, and Massie) […]