House Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson to be their speaker-designate during a late-night GOP conference meeting Tuesday. And early indications were that on their fourth nominee after three weeks without a speaker, this time might really be the last.
After Johnson secured the nomination by secret ballot, a subsequent roll call vote on whether members would back the Louisiana Republican on the floor — where it really counts — went overwhelmingly in his favor. Not a single GOP lawmaker voted “no,” although there were multiple absences and a couple “present” votes.
Johnson is “the right guy at the right time,” Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a key player in the House Freedom Caucus, said after the vote.
