The Republicans who blocked Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from becoming speaker on include among the most hard-right lawmakers within the House; most denied the 2020 election, are members of the Freedom Caucus, or each. Here’s a better take a look at the 20 lawmakers.
Re-elected representatives
Anna Paulina Luna
Fla.
thirteenth
12 denied the outcomes of the 2020 election.
Greater than half of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy explicitly denied the outcomes of the 2020 election, compared with about 15 percent of the 222 total members within the Republican caucus, based on a Latest York Times evaluation. These Republicans said that the election had been stolen or rigged — or that Donald J. Trump was the rightful winner — regardless that Joe Biden earned seven million more votes and 74 more electors than Mr. Trump.
“President Trump won that election,” said Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, certainly one of the five newcomers who opposed Mr. McCarthy’s speaker bid. Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida and Andy Biggs of Arizona, who’ve emerged as ringleaders against Mr. McCarthy’s bid, have also called the 2020 election stolen.
Nearly all the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy made statements casting doubt on the 2020 election, often repeatedly, not unlike the general Republican caucus. No less than 180 of the 222 House Republicans have questioned 2020, based on The Times’s evaluation.
19 are related to the Freedom Caucus.
A lot of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy — not less than 95 percent — are members of the House Freedom Caucus or were recently endorsed by its campaign arm. Against this, just a couple of fifth of all House Republicans are estimated to be a part of the ultraconservative caucus, considered to be certainly one of the farthest-right groups within the House.
Within the third round of voting on Tuesday, all 20 of the lawmakers defying Mr. McCarthy voted for Jim Jordan of Ohio as a substitute. Mr. Jordan, who himself voted for Mr. McCarthy, is a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and has repeatedly forged doubt on the 2020 election. Within the fourth round, held Wednesday, the identical 20 lawmakers voted for Byron Donalds of Florida, also a member of the Freedom Caucus, as a substitute of Mr. McCarthy.
Almost all the incumbents were “objectors.”
Fourteen of the 15 incumbents who voted against Mr. McCarthy were among the many 139 House Republicans who, on Jan. 6, 2021, voted to overturn the 2020 Electoral College results. Comparatively, fewer than two-thirds of House Republican incumbents were objectors.
17 were endorsed by Trump in 2022.
About 85 percent of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy were endorsed by Mr. Trump before the 2022 midterm election, a better share than the 67 percent within the Republican caucus as an entire.
Still, these lawmakers were steadfast of their opposition to Mr. McCarthy on Tuesday, despite reports that Mr. Trump had been lobbying on behalf of the California Republican, whom he has called “My Kevin.”
Where they’re from
Nearly half of the lawmakers who opposed Mr. McCarthy represent districts in three states: Texas, Arizona and Florida.
The Latest York Times
How they voted
The House held 4 votes up to now for the speakership. Nineteen Republicans didn’t support Mr. McCarthy on the primary two votes, casting their ballots for others, including Mr. Biggs and Mr. Jordan. Mr. Donalds joined the group on the third vote, throwing his support to Mr. Jordan after voting for Mr. McCarthy on the primary two ballots. On the fourth vote, the 20 Republicans voted for Mr. Donalds.
Here’s whom the 20 Republicans supported in each vote:
| Name | District | Ballot one | two | three | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs | Ariz. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Bishop | N.C. eighth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Boebert | Colo. third | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Brecheen | Okla. 2nd | Banks | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Cloud | Texas twenty seventh | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Clyde | Ga. ninth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Crane | Ariz. 2nd | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Donalds | Fla. nineteenth | McCarthy | McCarthy | Jordan | Donalds |
| Gaetz | Fla. 1st | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Good | Va. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Gosar | Ariz. ninth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Harris | Md. 1st | Zeldin | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Luna | Fla. thirteenth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Miller | Unwell. fifteenth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Norman | S.C. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Ogles | Tenn. fifth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Perry | Pa. tenth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Rosendale | Mont. 2nd | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Roy | Texas twenty first | Donalds | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Self | Texas third | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
Lee Zeldin, a former representative from Latest York, received one vote (from Andy Harris of Maryland) on the primary ballot. The Structure specifies that House members select the speaker, however the speaker doesn’t need to be a current or perhaps a former representative.
The Republicans who blocked Representative Kevin McCarthy of California from becoming speaker on include among the most hard-right lawmakers within the House; most denied the 2020 election, are members of the Freedom Caucus, or each. Here’s a better take a look at the 20 lawmakers.
Re-elected representatives
Anna Paulina Luna
Fla.
thirteenth
12 denied the outcomes of the 2020 election.
Greater than half of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy explicitly denied the outcomes of the 2020 election, compared with about 15 percent of the 222 total members within the Republican caucus, based on a Latest York Times evaluation. These Republicans said that the election had been stolen or rigged — or that Donald J. Trump was the rightful winner — regardless that Joe Biden earned seven million more votes and 74 more electors than Mr. Trump.
“President Trump won that election,” said Anna Paulina Luna of Florida, certainly one of the five newcomers who opposed Mr. McCarthy’s speaker bid. Representatives Matt Gaetz of Florida and Andy Biggs of Arizona, who’ve emerged as ringleaders against Mr. McCarthy’s bid, have also called the 2020 election stolen.
Nearly all the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy made statements casting doubt on the 2020 election, often repeatedly, not unlike the general Republican caucus. No less than 180 of the 222 House Republicans have questioned 2020, based on The Times’s evaluation.
19 are related to the Freedom Caucus.
A lot of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy — not less than 95 percent — are members of the House Freedom Caucus or were recently endorsed by its campaign arm. Against this, just a couple of fifth of all House Republicans are estimated to be a part of the ultraconservative caucus, considered to be certainly one of the farthest-right groups within the House.
Within the third round of voting on Tuesday, all 20 of the lawmakers defying Mr. McCarthy voted for Jim Jordan of Ohio as a substitute. Mr. Jordan, who himself voted for Mr. McCarthy, is a founding member of the Freedom Caucus and has repeatedly forged doubt on the 2020 election. Within the fourth round, held Wednesday, the identical 20 lawmakers voted for Byron Donalds of Florida, also a member of the Freedom Caucus, as a substitute of Mr. McCarthy.
Almost all the incumbents were “objectors.”
Fourteen of the 15 incumbents who voted against Mr. McCarthy were among the many 139 House Republicans who, on Jan. 6, 2021, voted to overturn the 2020 Electoral College results. Comparatively, fewer than two-thirds of House Republican incumbents were objectors.
17 were endorsed by Trump in 2022.
About 85 percent of the lawmakers who voted against Mr. McCarthy were endorsed by Mr. Trump before the 2022 midterm election, a better share than the 67 percent within the Republican caucus as an entire.
Still, these lawmakers were steadfast of their opposition to Mr. McCarthy on Tuesday, despite reports that Mr. Trump had been lobbying on behalf of the California Republican, whom he has called “My Kevin.”
Where they’re from
Nearly half of the lawmakers who opposed Mr. McCarthy represent districts in three states: Texas, Arizona and Florida.
The Latest York Times
How they voted
The House held 4 votes up to now for the speakership. Nineteen Republicans didn’t support Mr. McCarthy on the primary two votes, casting their ballots for others, including Mr. Biggs and Mr. Jordan. Mr. Donalds joined the group on the third vote, throwing his support to Mr. Jordan after voting for Mr. McCarthy on the primary two ballots. On the fourth vote, the 20 Republicans voted for Mr. Donalds.
Here’s whom the 20 Republicans supported in each vote:
| Name | District | Ballot one | two | three | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biggs | Ariz. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Bishop | N.C. eighth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Boebert | Colo. third | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Brecheen | Okla. 2nd | Banks | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Cloud | Texas twenty seventh | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Clyde | Ga. ninth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Crane | Ariz. 2nd | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Donalds | Fla. nineteenth | McCarthy | McCarthy | Jordan | Donalds |
| Gaetz | Fla. 1st | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Good | Va. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Gosar | Ariz. ninth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Harris | Md. 1st | Zeldin | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Luna | Fla. thirteenth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Miller | Unwell. fifteenth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Norman | S.C. fifth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Ogles | Tenn. fifth | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Perry | Pa. tenth | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Rosendale | Mont. 2nd | Biggs | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Roy | Texas twenty first | Donalds | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
| Self | Texas third | Jordan | Jordan | Jordan | Donalds |
Lee Zeldin, a former representative from Latest York, received one vote (from Andy Harris of Maryland) on the primary ballot. The Structure specifies that House members select the speaker, however the speaker doesn’t need to be a current or perhaps a former representative.
