Stink in US House of Representative As speaker not elected
The most recent situation when the House speaker could not be elected on the first ballot occurred 100 years ago – in 1923
Things are in turmoil politically in the United States of America. The US House of Representatives has not been able to elect its Speaker even after the third round of voting. The House meeting was postponed until Wednesday, according to a livestream on the C-SPAN TV Channel.
Hakeem Jeffries from the Democratic Party had 212 votes, while Republican Kevin McCarthy received just 202 votes. In total, 218 votes are needed to win the election.
The last time when this kind of situation had occurred and the American Lower House speaker could not be elected on the first ballot occurred 100 years ago – in 1923. The voting procedure will continue until one of the candidates gets the required number of votes. The House of Representatives will resume the meeting at noon local time.
Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York, an area that encompasses large parts of Brooklyn and a section of Queens. Serving his fifth term in the United States Congress, Rep. Jeffries is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee.
Rep. Jeffries is Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, having been elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2018. In that capacity, he is the fifth highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives. He is also the former Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus and previously co-chaired the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee where he helped develop the For The People agenda.
In Congress, Rep. Jeffries is a tireless advocate for social and economic justice. He has worked hard to help residents recover from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, reform our criminal justice system, improve the economy for everyday Americans and protect our healthcare from right-wing attacks.
Kevin Owen McCarthy is an American politician, who served as House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he served as House Majority Leader under speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan from 2014 to 2019. McCarthy is in his eighth House term, serving as the U.S. representative for California’s 22nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013 and for the 23rd district since 2013. He led the Republicans in gaining control of the House in the 2022 midterm elections.
McCarthy formerly chaired the California Young Republicans and the Young Republican National Federation. He was a representative in the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2006, the last two years as minority leader. He was elected to Congress in 2006. McCarthy was elected to House leadership in his second term as Republican Chief Deputy Whip from 2009 to 2011. When Republicans took control of the House in 2011, he became majority whip from 2011 until August 2014, when he was elected majority leader to replace the outgoing Eric Cantor, who was defeated in his primary election.
After Republicans lost their majority in the 2018 midterm elections, and Speaker Paul Ryan retired, McCarthy was elected minority leader in January 2019 making him the first California Republican to hold the post.
McCarthy was a steady defender of former president Donald Trump for most of his time as majority leader and minority leader. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, McCarthy supported Trump’s false denial of Biden’s victory and participated in efforts to overturn the results. McCarthy later condemned the January 6 United States Capitol attack and said the 2020 election was legitimate.
