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Speaker of the House Vote 2025 SHORT VERSION

Yes I swear this is the short version I'm sorry True TLDR Johnson wins but 8 people showed off they could really fuck the party over if they wanted

**JUMP TO 'THE VOTE' IF NO EXPLANATION OF PROCESS IS NEEDED**

U.S. Congress has two groups. Senate (2 reps per state) & the House of Representatives (certain amount of reps by population of state - not exactly balanced as there are caps)

Every two years there are elections for new Senators and Reps (your state rules and terms may vary). Every two years there's a "new" group of Senators and or Reps

Per the constitution - when there is a "new" group of Reps/Senators they have to elect (or reelect) the Speaker of their group (the lead person)

Nothing can happen, not even the elected members getting sworn in as congressmen, until the groups have a leader

Both groups could easily have issues electing a leader but

The Senate has not had much issue

The House in 2023 had the absolute disaster of 15 rounds of voting (the most ever done to approve the speaker)

Many of the reps that had issues were reported to be dissatisfied with the current guy, Mike Johnson,

Johnson was elected to replace McCarthy (guy who had to go through 15 votes) when Gaetz (reelected but not here as he resigned to avoid being outed as a criminal from an internal investigation that was released anyway) moved to revote and he got booted.

Johnson has publicly stated he would not negotiate with far right Republican Representatives

Voting is simple and complicated

There should be 435 members (as of now - there have been less, there could be more if we approve states having more reps)

You only need more than half the votes - even just by ONE VOTE

218 is the current amount of votes necessary to win

More than 217 members of a party is considered the Majority

If people don't vote, aren't there, or vote "Present" the overall number to get elected can drop (2 people not voting/present drop the overall needed by 1)

If the needed drops low enough and the opposing party is all voting for their leader, the other party could win (career suicide and unhelpful to what you want to get done)

The current makeup is 219 Repuplicans and 215 Democrats (we are one short of 435 cause of that Gaetz asshole)

THE VOTE

Unless specified, Republicans voted for Mike Johnson. All Democrats voted for Hakeem Jeffries.

Biggs of Arizona - Did not respond when called

Cloud - Did not respond when called

Clyde - Did not respond when called

Gosar - Did not respond when called

Harris of Maryland - Did not respond when Called

Massey - Voted for Tom Emmer (Republican Whip) **Had outright said he would not vote for Johnson

Norman - Voted for Jim Jordan *This would ensure Johnson lost*

Self - Voted for Byron Donalds

Walz - Did not respond when called

HAD THIS NOT CHANGED - - 6 Not responding would drop the needed votes to 215 - Dems would win for Jeffries with 215 and Johnson at 210.

They call names at the end of those who did not initially vote to ensure the person wasn't just in the bathroom or something.

ALL SIX REPUBLICANS WHO DID NOT RESPOND switched their votes to Johnson when called again (although it sounded like Gosar and Clyde weren't going to)

BECAUSE the six changed their votes to Johnson

The winning number is still 218

neither Jeffries (215 votes) nor Johnson (216 votes) can win

If nothing changes, a second round of voting would have to happen

After the call and recall rounds, they count the votes - aka give people time to come up and ask the talliers to change their vote if they had "voted in error". This means you see people who voted against the leader get swarmed and talked to by other Representatives (Either threatening or offering deals to get the dissenting Rep to switch their vote.)

Massey is unmoved

Norman and Self however talk with Johnson and other reps and ALL LEAVE THE ROOM for some time.

They return to the room, and although all votes are technically in, no one has announced the end of voting or given a final tally.

They allow Norman and Self to change their votes to Johnson

Johnson wins with 218 Votes

Weirdness

It has been alleged that the people who didn't intially vote were doing so on purpose to show they have power

Norman and Self definitely got SOMETHING out of whatever meeting they had - though we do not know what

Seems they learned from 2023 and didn't call the vote over on purpose to try and keep it to one round of voting

TECHNICALLY got the vote in the first round of voting but don't let the Republicans fool you, they still have massive issues with the zealous outliers of their group