The race for House majority whip in the next Congress is so heated that the three Republican candidates are already recruiting their own whips. Other House Republicans are going public with who they’re backing for a post they don’t yet control.
Rep. Tom Emmert is already receiving vocal support from some of his House colleagues, including Reps. Guy Reschenthaler Patrick McHenry. Influential GOP lawmakers are also lining up behind Emmert rivals Jim Banks and Drew Ferguson. | Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesThe race for House majority whip in the next Congress is so heated that the three Republican candidates are already recruiting their own whips.
“While Tom is working to win back a majority, I’ve been happy to talk to other members about his credentials for this role. What I can say is we have a geographically and ideologically diverse range of leaders within this conference backing Tom and his support is only going to increase,” Reschenthaler said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Banks — who chairs the Republican Study Committee, the largest House GOP caucus — has expanded beyond one-on-one member meetings and staffer-to-staffer calls by convening whip race strategy talks. Three separate Republicans confirmed that a group of Banks allies huddled on Wednesday, and one said it was that group’s fourth or fifth meeting related to whip strategy.
The Hoosier is hoping to attract support from hawks such as House Armed Services Committee members and conservatives, including those close to Trump and those who aren’t as tethered to the former president. “I’m all in. I’ve already spoken with members. I’ll continue to speak with members,” Gonzales said in a Thursday interview.
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