Bob Good elected Freedom Caucus chair amid internal drama
BY EMILY BROOKS AND MYCHAEL SCHNELL - 12/11/23 9:03 PM ETMembers of the House Freedom Caucus elected Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) to serve as the group’s next chairman, elevating the Virginia Republican to chief of the conservative group that has a long tradition of being a thorn in the side of House GOP leadership.
The right-wing group, which consists of around three dozen members, chose Good to be its next leader during a closed-door meeting Monday night, a source told The Hill. The role is currently held by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.).
Its selection of Good, one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), confirms the Freedom Caucus’s embrace of hardline, confrontational tactics that have been its hallmark since its inception in 2015.
But it also shows that the Freedom Caucus is willing to elevate members who are not loyalists to former President Trump. Good, who still praises Trump, has endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for president.
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