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Congressman Bill Posey Votes for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker in House Vote

By  //  January 3, 2023

Rep. Bill Posey voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy in his bid for House Speaker on the House Floor on Tuesday.

BREVARD COUNTY • ROCKLEDGE, FLORIDA – Rep. Bill Posey voted for Rep. Kevin McCarthy in his bid for House Speaker on the House Floor on Tuesday.

Despite Posey’s vote, the vote total was not enough for McCarthy to win the speakership after two votes.

The third round of voting for House speaker looks a lot like the second round, except GOP lawmakers opposed to Kevin McCarthy are hoping to start building support for Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.

Jordan won 19 votes for speaker in the second round, and Republicans in the House Freedom Caucus hope to expand that number in the third round and show other GOP lawmakers that support can be built around someone other than McCarthy, R-Calif.

McCarthy won 203 votes in both rounds of voting but needs 218 to win the speaker’s gavel.

Democrats have stuck to their guns and delivered 212 votes each time for Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.

Fox News helped contribute to this report.