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WASHINGTON – House Republicans elected Rep. Elise Stefanik to their third-ranking leadership position Friday, completing a shift from Rep. Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump who voted to impeach him, to a lawmaker who vocally defended him.
Stefanik of New York was elected conference chair, to serve with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana. Cheney was ousted from the post by a voice vote Wednesday.
Speaking Friday after the vote, Stefanik said called herself a “proud, conservative Republican who would help lead her party to victory in the mid-term elections next year.
Rep. Chip Roy on Friday congratulated Rep. Elise Stefanik for winning the election to be House Republicans' new conference chair and said it is time for the party to “move forward” in its battles against Democrats.
House Republicans voted on Friday to elevate Rep. Elise Stefanik to the No. 3 leadership position of conference chair after ousting Rep. Liz Cheney from the role because she repeatedly called out former President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.
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GOP Reps. Elise Stefanik and Chip Roy each gave fellow House Republicans their pitches Thursday to succeed Rep. Liz Cheney in their conference s third-ranking leadership position.
The House GOP conference will vote Friday morning on the leadership position.
Stefanik of New York highlighted a unified message of the conference leading into the 2022 midterms and how she flipped a Democratic district, while Roy of Texas noted he was legislatively more conservative, per several lawmakers in the room.
the clear frontrunner to lead the House GOP Conference as she was endorsed by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, Minority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and former President Donald Trump.