The congressman is one of nine vying for the seat, which has been open for nearly three weeks since Kevin McCarthy was ousted earlier this month.
Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser is one of the nine Republicans now running for House Speaker.House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik made the announcement that nine new candidates were running on social media today after Rep. Jim Jordan lost another round of votes.
The deadline to announce a bid for the seat was Sunday at noon.Meuser posted about his bid on X, saying, 'It's time to put politics and personalities aside and unite behind the next Republican Conference Choice for Speaker. Let's get back to work on behalf of the American people.'
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