Scalise Secures GOP Speaker Nomination But Unclear If He Has Enough Votes on Floor

Majority Leader Steve Scalise has won the Republican nomination for speaker of the House, but his election by the full chamber is by no means assured.

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks after securing the GOP nomination for speaker on Oct. 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) won a vote among Republicans in the chamber on Oct. 11 to be the party’s nominee for speaker after last week’s ouster from that role of fellow Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Mr. Scalise, who defeated Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) in a 113–98 vote, is expected to face Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in an election by the full House. It’s unclear when that vote will be held.