Georgia Rep. Austin Scott said Friday he will run for speaker, making it a two-person race against House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, for now.
Scott was making his case to fellow House Republicans during a candidate forum that began at 1 p.m. on Friday, hours after Republicans rejected proposed rule changes for how to elect a speaker nominee.
“I have filed to be Speaker of the House,” Scott wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people.”
