Texas Republican Chip Roy, a Rules Committee member who has voted against seven rules for floor debate in this Congress, has added his name to the crowded list of applicants to chair the powerful panel in the next Congress.
Roy, 52, told former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon that he’s in the mix for the role on Bannon’s “War Room” podcast Wednesday.
“Obviously I have put my name out there,” Roy told Bannon, who said he favors Roy for the role. Roy said he’s “proud” to have the support of a number of colleagues but emphasized that decision was up to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.
