WASHINGTON –
GOP Reps. Elise Stefanik and Chip Roy each gave fellow House Republicans their pitches Thursday to succeed Rep. Liz Cheney in their conference s third-ranking leadership position.
The House GOP conference will vote Friday morning on the leadership position.
Stefanik of New York highlighted a unified message of the conference leading into the 2022 midterms and how she flipped a Democratic district, while Roy of Texas noted he was legislatively more conservative, per several lawmakers in the room.
the clear frontrunner to lead the House GOP Conference as she was endorsed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and former President Donald Trump.
Elise Stefanik of New York beats Texas’ Chip Roy for House GOP conference chair
The vote to fill Liz Cheney’s old position came less than 48 hours after her ouster.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, center, arrives as the House Republican Conference meets to elect a new chairman to replace Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., who was ousted from the GOP leadership for her criticism of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 14, 2021.(Andrew Harnik)
Updated at 9:28 a.m. with additional information.
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York defeated Austin Rep. Chip Roy for the No. 3 Republican leadership position Friday morning in a closed-door secret ballot vote.
Roy weighs a run for No. 3 House GOP position as some Texas Republicans back Trump-endorsed Stefanik
The race to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as conference chair thickens before Friday vote.
With the Capitol dome reflected in a cell phone, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, right, speaks with reporters after a news conference, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.(Jacquelyn Martin)
As Republicans seek to replace just-ousted Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin is weighing a run for the position.
Roy has not officially thrown in his hat for the No. 3 GOP leadership post, but a spokesman said he wasn’t “ruling anything out” in a statement Wednesday.