The incoming Senate Republican Convention will meet to carry secret poll elections for a number of management positions on Wednesday morning, together with the successor of Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who will lead the Republican majority subsequent yr.
At 9:30 a.m., the convention for the 119th Congress will choose a brand new chief, Republican whip, convention chair, Republican coverage committee chair, vice convention chair and Nationwide Republican Senatorial Committee (NRS) chair.
These vying for the coveted chief function are Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla.
Senators John Cornyn, John Thune and Rick Scott are being speculated as contenders within the race to succeed Mitch McConnell as chief. (Getty Photos)
On Tuesday, 42 GOP senators gathered for a pacesetter candidate discussion board led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah. A number of of the lawmakers expressed satisfaction with how the dialogue went, and Scott ended the night by including two further endorsements.
In line with Lee, the Republicans mentioned a variety of points, some procedural, some substantive, and a few policy-oriented.
President-elect Donald Trump notably has not made an endorsement within the Senate chief race. Scott’s race, nonetheless, has gained the help of high-profile Trump allies like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and X proprietor Elon Musk.
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Senate Republican convention Chairman John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is operating unopposed for whip, whereas Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., is operating unopposed for vice convention chair. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is unopposed in her bid for Republican coverage committee chair and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is operating unopposed for NRSC chair.
Sens. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., will face off for the No. 3 GOP function of convention chair.
The Wednesday morning elections will happen within the previous Senate chamber within the Capitol. Earlier than every race, every candidate can have two nominating speeches from different senators. Then they’re going to make their very own case. There could also be some dialogue earlier than senators vote, and the key poll will stay non-public except particular person senators resolve to reveal who they selected. Even then, there is no such thing as a approach to confirm.
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Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks throughout a information convention on the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 (Al Drago/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
The elections may final for hours, with the 2022 elections lasting till 1 p.m. after Scott challenged McConnell within the chief race.
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With the intention to be elected, a candidate should obtain a majority vote from the 53-member convention. This implies they need to garner 27 votes.
Senators won’t assume the brand new roles till the brand new Congress begins in January.