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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levine

Who is Tom Emmer, Republicans’ latest failed House speaker hopeful?

House majority whip Tom Emmer, chair of the US House Republican study committee and a possible contender for next speaker of the House, enters a meeting as Republicans in the House of meet to try to unite around a new speaker of the House, in Washington DC on 13 October 2023.
Tom Emmer is currently the House of Representatives’ majority whip, the number-three position responsible for counting votes. Photograph: Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

The Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer was the third party leader to try to galvanize enough support among Republicans to be House speaker after Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio failed in their bids.

But he rapidly found he was unable to muster the 217 votes he needed to get the job.

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