Conservative Rep. Steve King (R-IA) announced yesterday he will not support John Boehner for Speaker of the House.
I will not vote for John Boehner as #Speaker of the US House. I will vote for an alternative Here's why: http://t.co/psR7SHO7Bh
— Steve King (@SteveKingIA) January 5, 2015
Rep. Dave Brat, who replaced House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, also announced he would not back John Boehner for Speaker.
.@DaveBratVA7th explains why he won't vote for Boehner as Speaker http://t.co/CCXWgsqs0c
— Markus Schmidt (@MSchmidtRTD) January 5, 2015
Conservative Louie Gohmert from Texas is running for Speaker.
ICYMI: Announced this morning on @ffweekend that I am running for Speaker of the House. Read full statement here: http://t.co/phgrg9fgJf
— Louie Gohmert (@replouiegohmert) January 4, 2015
The list grows…
The opposing Boehner list:
Bridenstine
Gohmert
Yoho
Massie
Gosar
King (Steve)
Brat
Hearing it will grow tomorrow, with more mainline names.
— Joseph Koss (@josephkoss) January 5, 2015
