Speaker Johnson nominated for second term as speaker, quelling GOP opposition — for nowSpeaker Johnson nominated for second term as speaker, quelling GOP opposition — for now
By
Cami Mondeaux
November 13, 2024 4:15 pm
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won his party’s nomination for a second term as speaker, teeing him up for a vote early next year even as rumors swirled earlier this week that some GOP lawmakers might prop up a challenger to his bid.
Despite those efforts, no lawmaker publicly challenged Johnson for the position, allowing him to run unopposed. Any opposition was also quelled after President-elect Donald Trump visited with the House GOP on Thursday and endorsed Johnson for another term, two lawmakers inside the meeting told the Washington Examiner.
Johnson won the nomination through a unanimous consent voice vote and ran unopposed.
However, he will not secure the position until Jan. 3, when the entire House will hold its speaker election. That election will come when Republicans will once again be managing a slim majority, so Johnson will need to keep his conference in line to avoid a similar fate to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who didn’t secure the gavel until his 15th round of voting and after making several concessions to those in his right flank.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) told pool reporters that while no one in the room objected to Johnson during the vote for speaker, his potential detractors see this closed-door election as a soft vote for him, with real negotiations to take place between now and Jan. 3.
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