Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) has won the vice chair position in the GOP conference, filling the role previously held by Speaker Mike Johnson. Moore defeated Rep. Van Duyne in the final ballot and secured the No. 7 spot that multiple House Republicans were vying for. Other candidates, including Mike Collins, Nicole Malliotakis, Brian Mast, and Mark Alford, dropped out of the race. Speaker Johnson congratulated Moore on his election and expressed excitement for him to join the leadership team. Moore's victory has been described as a win for the House Republican conference.
Utah Rep. Blake Moore won the crowded race to succeed Louisiana Speaker Mike Johnson as vice chair of the House Republican conference. https://t.co/k4aYPYNMkS
House Republicans have elected a new vice chair of their conference: Utah Rep. Blake Moore, a man described by some of his colleagues as a human golden retriever. https://t.co/LaYxVwWauq
.@RepBlakeMoore (R-UT) spoke to reporters after House Republicans elected him to serve as conference vice chair. He succeeds Speaker Mike Johnson in the conference post. https://t.co/61gm3eMPNc
Congratulations to my friend, @RepBlakeMoore on his election as Vice Chair of @HouseGOP. As the outgoing Vice Chair, my advice to you is simple — even bigger things can come next! I’m excited to have you join this esteemed leadership team.
NEWS: Rep. Blake Moore (R Utah) wins the vice chair position, filling the role prev. held by Speaker Mike Johnson, source tells me. He defeated Rep. Van Duyne in the final ballot, and came out on top for the No. 7 spot that multiple House Rs were vying for.
Alford is out this ballot, now down to two. Moore is leading in votes
Brian Mast just voluntarily dropped out of the race to replace Johnson as vice chair. It's down to Moore, Van Duyne, and Mark Alford.
Mast has also dropped out — three candidates left Van Duyne Moore Alford
Rep: Malliotakis is out on the third round, per source Looks like Moore is leading now, followed by Van Duyne
First ballot in the GOP vice chair race: Van Duyne leads, Mike Collins is out, per a member in the room