GOP Searches for a Speaker for the 3rd Time

9 GOP candidates will make their pitch in a closed-door conference on Monday evening. Follow here for updates.
GOP Searches for a Speaker for the 3rd Time
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 20, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Jackson Richman
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Will the third time be a charm?

The House GOP is scheduled to meet on Oct. 23 for a candidate forum. There are nine candidates: House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Reps. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and Gary Palmer (R-Alabama).

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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