Rep. Austin Scott releases statement after loss to Jim Jordan in speaker vote

U.S. Congressman Austin Scott endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan for House Speaker only hours after losing his bid for speaker of the House on Friday.

“I highly respect Jim Jordan. He is an asset to the Republican Party and our nominee for Speaker,” Scott said. “Our conference has spoken, and now we must unite behind Jordan so we can get Congress back to work.”

Scott's long-shot bid for speaker came after Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisana — the previous nominee for speaker — withdrew his bid after members the right flank of the GOP declined to support his bid.

In a vote Friday afternoon, the Republican party voted to nominate Jordan as their candidate for speaker.

Now, Jordan is facing challenges himself in his bid for speaker of the House.

Republicans have a very slim majority in the house, which means that any candidate for speaker needs near-unanimous support to become House Speaker.

Original: A U.S. congressman representing parts of Central Georgia is hoping to get a promotion.

Rep. Austin Scott announced his bid for speaker of the house, according to a press release from the representative's office, only one day after the GOP's previous nominee Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana withdrew his bid.

"We are in Washington to legislate, and I want to lead a House that functions in the best interest of the American people," Scott said in the press release.

Scott has served in Congress since 2011. He had previously served as a Georgia State Representative for six years.

It comes as deep divisions within the Republican party led to the ouster of previous House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic first in Congress.

The push to oust McCarthy was made by hardline members of the GOP who objected to him working with Democrats to pass a spending deal to avoid a government shutdown.

Scalise withdrew his bid for the speakership after not enough members of the right flank of the Republican caucus supported his candidacy.

With Republican's narrow majority in the House, any candidate will likely need near-unanimous support from his party to secure the speaker's gavel.

[DarkLink]

Title is misleading, he only won the nomination.

[cecilelee]

Has anyone seen him chair the judiciary committee? Good luck!

[byLizzDevine]

@byLizzDevine
Open Those Meetings Up or at least share those note with US please..

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[junealumbaugh]

These Republicans need to get together and do the peoples work and stop fighting amongst themselves their acting worse than children

[jimandskittum]

Republicans are the obvious choice to lead. I'm sure they will get their show together any moment.

[RodSerling.]

Jim Jordan is one of a few remaining patriots in our system. He doesn’t care about anything but the best interest of the American people, meaning full transparency and accountability where needed. If you don’t want him in office, what does that say about you?

[grimfairytail]

Quick reminder than 16 YEAR of career JIM JORDAN hasn't been able to pass ONE bill.

[johnphilpottand]

They already did. And now he’s been booted out. Lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[victoriawitfield]

Jim JORDAN is who the American people want for once listen to the people

[MrPrincepop]

With these choices the GOP might as well chant 'Beetlejuice' three times and make him Speaker. 1🪲2🪲3🪲!

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[sally-spee]

No Matter Who Gets To Sit In That Chair It Will Be 💩

[georgeh]

Need to lock the House doors and nobody leaves till their is a Speaker.

[adriaank]

How could anyone vote for a Big Lie supporter?! I couldn’t. The Speaker needs to be a rep who has no strings to Trump or the GOP will degrade even further.

[judysmith]

Jim Jorden is my vote. America is at stake! Vote Jim Jordan !

[Helen-mhmq]

Jim Jordan, what a disaster that will be!

[perveysage]

The days of the RINOs is ending thank god.

[TomCrockett-blgp]

Currently reading a biography of George Mahon. He was elected in 1934 and retired in 1979.

[ahauser]

JJ work priority will be defending trump sadly nothing else matters- time will tell

[ferryseegers]

Why didn't they pick George Santos? He embodies everything the GQP/MAGA stands for.

[triumphrider]

Having to choose one scumbag over the other one. It seems like we don't want decent people in the party anymore. I just don't understand it. Over 50 years of being a Republican and I have seen some low points in the party but nothing like it is now. It's a very sad time.