U.S. Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., found himself at the center of a political firestorm as the U.S. House of Representatives made its way through a historic sixth vote for speaker of the chamber.
U.S. Rep.-elect Byron Donalds represents a Southwest Florida congressional district that ranges from the Fort Myers area in the north to Marco Island in the south. He was elected to his second term in Congress last November.
During the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of voting for speaker of the U.S. House, at least 20 of Donalds’ Republican colleagues — all staunchly conservative members — cast their votes not for McCarthy, R-Calif., the party’s longtime House leader, but for Donalds. It’s not Donalds’ first foray into Republican U.S. House leadership. Late last year, he ran for the No. 3 leadership position but lost to Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, 144-74.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
House Freedom Caucus to nominate Byron Donalds for House speakerFox News Digital has learned that the House Freedom Caucus will nominate Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., as nominee for House speaker.
Read more »
Byron Donalds sets House floor abuzz by switching vote from McCarthy to JordanRep. Byron Donalds caused a stir in the House of Representatives on Tuesday when he switched his vote for the speaker of the chamber away from GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.
Read more »
Byron Donalds addresses House speaker nomination: Republican voters are 'not happy' with party leadershipRep.-elect Byron Donalds, R-Fla., joined 'America Reports' to respond to his nomination for speaker of the House and why he has stopped voting for Kevin McCarthy.
Read more »
Who is Byron Donalds, the latest GOP alternative for House speaker?Rep. Byron Donalds, a second-term Republican congressman from Florida, emerged as a nominee for House speaker on Wednesday after a group of hardline conservatives banded together to keep Rep. Kevi…
Read more »
Who is Byron Donalds, conservatives' nominee for House speaker?The House's unsuccessful efforts to elect its next speaker have thrust Florida Republican Byron Donalds into the spotlight, as three of Rep. Kevin McCarthy's detractors nominated him to be speaker in three subsequent rounds of voting Wednesday.
Read more »
Byron Donalds emerges as GOP alternative for House speakerByron Donalds, 44, was elected in November to his second term representing Florida’s 19th District, in the state’s southwest.
Read more »