Jockeying already stepping up in House leadership fights
By Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona - 11/02/18 06:13 PM EDT
The final week of the midterm election has seen a flurry of last-minute, behind-the-scenes jockeying in House leadership races, even though it’s unclear which party will control the lower chamber after Election Day.
Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is expected to seek a promotion in GOP leadership and challenge Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash) for majority whip, the No. 3 post, if Republicans hold the House, multiple GOP sources said.
Normally a backroom operator, McHenry this week publicly announced he had raised $16 million for his colleagues this cycle and held nearly 200 fundraising events.
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Vice President Dick Cheney’s daughter, is gearing up for a leadership bid this year, while Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) and others eyeing top jobs are fanning out across the country to stump for colleagues whose support they’ll need to climb the leadership ladder later this month.
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