Freshman Rep. Mark Walker defeated three-term Rep. Andy Harris in the Thursday contest for the Republican Study Committee chairmanship.
The North Carolina Republican will lead the conservative caucus, the largest GOP group in the House, with his party in control of both chambers of Congress and the White House for the first time in a decade.
“Anytime that you have a chance to run for something and lead your peers, your colleagues, it’s very humbling,” Walker told reporters after the closed-door election. “We’re ready to jump in and work hard. We have a historic moment with President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-[elect] Mike Pence, along with our Senate and House, to really do some things for the American people.”...
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