State Rep. Shelby Slawson from North Texas has announced her candidacy for Texas House Speaker on Thursday, challenging the current leader, Dade Phelan. Slawson becomes the second member to enter the race, joining Rep. Tom Oliverson. In her announcement, Slawson emphasized the need for a speaker who unites Republicans and criticized Phelan's power-sharing with Democrats. A significant development in the race is the release of a letter signed by 46 current or presumptive Texas GOP Caucus members, pledging to support only a candidate who will appoint Republicans as committee chairs. This move signals a strong rebuke of Phelan's policy of appointing Democratic chairs, making his path to re-election through the 89(R) Caucus rules increasingly difficult.
The attached letter, signed by 46 Republicans and will likely grow over time, makes it clear the only way Speaker Dade Phelan, who doubled down on appointing Democrat Chairs in his recent campaign, can be re-elected Speaker is by a handful of a small minority of Republicans and a…
"[W]e will only vote for a candidate for speaker...who will only appoint Republicans as committee chairs," read a joint statement from 46 current and presumptive #txlege House Republicans, a majority of the @TXGOPCaucus. https://t.co/8jTnsDyZBR
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A majority of Texas House Republicans agree to enacting the first two promises in the #ContractWithTexas: 1) no Democrat support for Speaker, and 2) no Democrat committee chairs. It is now clear that @DadePhelan cannot get to the speakership through the Caucus Rules. We will… https://t.co/XDtxXBkIgF
46 republican texas house members and nominees sign a letter pledging to only vote for a speaker who will ban democratic chairmen : https://t.co/Czf32Th265
BREAKING: Majority of Texas House Republicans say NO to Democrat Chairs, a strong rebuke of a policy embraced by current Speaker @DadePhelan #txlege https://t.co/QrXcRIdEPH
Breaking: 46 current or presumptive @TXGOPCaucus members release a letter saying they will not support anyone for 89(R) speaker who will appoint Democrats as committee chairs. #txlege That's a majority of the GOP caucus. https://t.co/PLQQ1xqvLJ
North Texas Rep. Shelby Slawson announces run for Texas House speaker https://t.co/9n9p0IavmO
“We deserve a speaker who is committed to uniting Republicans inside and outside the chamber — not dividing us against ourselves and our constituents," @ShelbySlawson said, announcing her filing as a candidate for #txlege speaker. https://t.co/0AU6sd3Vwl
New: State Rep. Shelby Slawson announced Thursday she is running for Texas House speaker, becoming the second member to challenge the chamber’s current leader, Dade Phelan, for control of the gavel. https://t.co/yPfNfNJFuw
It is now a three-person race. #TxLege Rep. @ShelbySlawson has announced her bid to unseat @DadePhelan from the speakership. Previously announced in the race was @TomOliverson.
.@ShelbySlawson says she’s filed for #txlege speaker in a letter to @TXGOPCaucus members: “Our reform-minded members outnumber the status-quo supporters, and our ranks have grown with new energy this election cycle.” https://t.co/TiqAczFhOi
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