Republican Launches Challenge to Kevin McCarthy’s House Speaker Bid

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition annual leadership meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 19, 2022. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost a bid for House majority leader last month, announced Tuesday he would challenge House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) speakership.

“I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs wrote on Twitter, while linking to an article that he wrote in the Daily Caller. “Kevin McCarthy was created by, elevated by, and maintained by the establishment.”