Dade Phelan Drops Bid for Speaker of Texas House

Phelan will remain in the Texas House of Representatives.
Dade Phelan Drops Bid for Speaker of Texas House
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan in the House Chamber at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 26, 2023. Eric Gay/AP Photo
Jackson Richman
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan dropped his bid on Dec. 6 to keep his leadership post amid tensions within the GOP in the state Legislature.

“By stepping aside, I believe we create the best opportunity for our members to rally around a new candidate who will uphold the principles that make our House one of the most exceptional, deliberative legislative bodies in the country—a place where honor, integrity, and the right of every member to vote their district takes utmost precedent,” he said in a statement.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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