Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Boehner Re-erected Speaker

from the Washington Post
In the biggest defection from an incumbent speaker in at least 100 years, 25 House Republicans voted for someone other than John Boehner to serve as speaker in the 114th Congress.

Here's the full list, in order:

Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) -- Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. Brian Babin (Tex.) -- “present”
Rep. Rod Blum (Iowa) -- Rep. Dan Webster (R-Fla.)
Rep. Dave Brat (Va.) -- Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (Okla.) -- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.)
Rep. Curt Clawson (Fla.) -- Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.) -- Jordan
Duncan -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.)
Rep. Scott Garrett (N.J.) -- Webster
Rep. Chris Gibson (N.Y.) -- House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) -- Webster
Gohmert -- Gohmert
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (Kan.) -- Webster
Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.) -- Webster
Rep. Steve King -- Webster
Rep. Tom Massie (Ky.) -- Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mark Meadows (N.C.) -- Webster
Rep. Rich Nugent (Fla.) -- Webster
Rep. Gary Palmer (Ala.) -- Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
Rep. Bill Posey (Fla.) -- Webster
Rep. Scott Rigell (Va.) -- Webster
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (Ind.) -- Webster
Rep. Randy Weber (Tex.) -- Gohmert
Webster -- Webster
Yoho -- Yoho

Vote totals:

Webster: 12
Gohmert: 3
Yoho: 2
Jordan: 2
Others/"present": 6

There were also some Democrats who voted against their nominee, House minority leader and former speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.):

Rep. Jim Cooper (Tenn.) -- Colin Powell
Rep. Gwen Graham (Fla.) -- Cooper
Rep. Dan Lipinski (Ill.) -- Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.)
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) -- Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.)

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