American Military News by Justin Cooper January 06, 2023
History was made in the House of Representatives this week as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) suffered defeat after defeat in his bid to be elected House Speaker.
It was the first time in a century it took multiple rounds of voting to elect a Speaker, which is required before the elected representatives can get any business done. By Friday afternoon, McCarthy had lost in thirteen rounds of voting — and counting — across four days.
But it’ll take over 100 more rounds of voting for the situation now paralyzing the House to become the longest-ever Speaker election.
That record was set in 1855, when it took two months and 133 ballots to elect Massachusetts Rep. Nathaniel Banks, according to historical information on the House website. More than 21 representatives initially put their hats in the ring, and it was a narrow vote of 103-100 that clinched the spot for Banks over South Carolina Rep. William Aiken.
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