The Republican majority in the House of Representatives is set to narrow further with the resignation of Ohio GOP Rep. Bill Johnson, who is leaving to become the president of Youngstown State University. Johnson will officially resign on January 21, which will bring the GOP majority down to 219 seats against 213 Democratic seats, with three vacancies. This change means the Republicans will only be able to afford to lose two votes on any party-line measure, assuming full attendance, a decrease from the current cushion of three votes. The news follows the recent resignation of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and comes at a time when the GOP is facing a series of resignations and retirements.
Congressman Bill Johnson Announces Retirement https://t.co/yitCyxEyKu
House GOP’s Majority To Shrink Further After Member Announces Resignation https://t.co/UCmB9ZQaP0
Rep. Bill Johnson's resignation will take effect on Jan. 21. His planned exit comes amid a historic deluge of retirements from House members in both parties. https://t.co/KLCp7gGTK9
Rep. Bill Johnson's resignation will leave House Republicans down yet another vote as they try to pass key spending bills with a razor-thin majority. https://t.co/tgnBpEfgfx
House GOP majority to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker’s early resignation https://t.co/iV7eVTQNj7
House GOP's Majority To Shrink Further After Member Announces Resignation https://t.co/UCmB9ZQaP0
- Bill Johnson plans Jan. 21 House resignation to become Youngstown St. president - The decision will shrink the already razor-thin GOP House majority even further. https://t.co/yXIerjNiPk
On the heels of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's departure from Congress, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) is planning an earlier-than-expected departure this month to become president of Youngstown State University. https://t.co/4szw423to0
Rep. Bill Johnson's Resignation Lowers Republican Majority to Two https://t.co/elo0SRkDXJ
https://t.co/zxXkwWCf6g Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio) resigns earlier than expected. leaves the House with 219 Republicans, 213 Democrats, and three vacancies — meaning Republicans will be able to afford to lose only two votes on any party-line measure, assuming full attendance.
Bill Johnson, a controversial Republican congressman known for his 2020 election denial and anti-abortion stances, is retiring earlier than expected to take a plum gig as the president of Youngstown State University in Ohio. https://t.co/IJ93MfKM1f
GOP Rep. Bill Johnson (OH) on Tuesday announced he will be resigning from Congress. The Republicans will be left with a razor-thin majority of 219-213 by January 21. Assuming full attendance, the Republicans can only afford to lose two votes on any measure. https://t.co/AuVW7T1pnd
BREAKING: GOP Rep. Bill Johnson Resigns from Congress, Leaving Republicans with Razor-Thin Majority via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/KW9rEbr0DR
MAJORITY? The GOP majority in the House is looking less and less certain ahead of the 2024 election. Rep Bill Johnson (R - Ohio) just announced his resignation from the House. With the expulsion of Santos and McCarthy's resignation will the GOP be able to hold on? https://t.co/bsZeb2vuKt
Ohio Rep. Bill Johnson will leave Congress at the end of the month, leaving Republicans with a bare majority of power https://t.co/4uVtW6UvV6
Republican Bill Johnson just submitted his resignation to the House of Representatives — effective Jan. 21. The Republican majority will then go to 219, meaning Republicans will only be able to lose two votes.
NEW: House GOP majority to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker’s early resignation https://t.co/Y08JxjB49r
House GOP majority cushion to shrink to 2 with Ohio lawmaker’s early resignation Rep. Bill Johnson's resignation effective Jan. 21. And on Feb 2: Second gov funding deadline. https://t.co/HjqThSa8Zg
Another Republican is resigning. This will cut the House GOP majority to 219 seats. And it’ll cut @SpeakerJohnson’s margin for defections from 3 to 2 (!) votes. https://t.co/yYInQnRyoh
GOP’s House Lead Narrows as Yet Another Republican Is Resigning https://t.co/xgDjuiUT7O
Ohio GOP Rep. Bill Johnson will resign from Congress on Jan. 21 to become the new head of Youngstown State University, a move that will further shrink the tight House GOP majority. https://t.co/xhny7xYRmi
Rep. Bill Johnson (R) resigning than expected, on Jan. 21 With that, House will be at 219 Rs and 213 Ds, 3 vacancies Republicans will be able to afford to lose just 2 votes on any party-line measure (assuming full attendance). That cushion is 3 right now https://t.co/y2eK5NnUxs
New: @RepBillJohnson will resign from Congress on Jan. 21, further shrinking narrow GOP majority to 219. He's becoming the head of Youngstown State University. School said the arrival is sooner than expected. The message ⬇️ https://t.co/uLhWRxYo59 https://t.co/wSWbLYeMUx
After January 21st House Republicans will have an even slimmer majority: 219-213 This string of recent GOP resignations shows that they see the writing on the wall. They're all bailing on this party's failure to govern effectively. https://t.co/3zfmVCgaYS
Another Republican just resigned from Congress. Effective January 21, Ohio GOP Rep. Bill Johnson will take over as Youngstown State University president. https://t.co/tSWpOlwhC5
Rep. Bill Johnson now expected to resign from Congress effective Jan. 21: https://t.co/4edg90MOMI
Bill Johnson submitted his letter of resignation today to the U.S. House of Representatives, effective Jan. 21, and will start the next day as Youngstown State University president https://t.co/dYhEW4BDdF
House GOP majority officially whittles down to 3 seats after McCarthy resignation https://t.co/VQZott0aUa