Certain Members of Freedom Caucus Disagree with Fellow GOP Members

According to the Washington Examiner, some members of the House Freedom Caucus are actively seeking candidates to challenge certain Republican incumbents.

Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., is currently being targeted by at least five Freedom Caucus members.

Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good, R-Va., former Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., Reps. Mary Miller, R-Ill., Andy Harris, R-Md., and Dan Bishop, R-N.C., are set to announce their support for Republican candidate Adam Morgan, a state representative from South Carolina who is challenging Timmons for his seat, as reported by the Examiner.

Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., and Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., have already endorsed Morgan.

“I think these people are looking for allies and fighters,” Morgan told the Examiner. “I’ve taken on the RINOs and the left and the lobbyists. … Those are the kinds of people they want to serve with in Washington right now.”

Morgan, whose website promotes him as “a conservative for Congress,” currently serves as chairman of the state Freedom Caucus in South Carolina. He recently stood with state caucus members and supporters for former President Donald Trump at a press conference on the southern border.

Morgan aims to further the influence of the Freedom Caucus in the House.

“You need a number of good, strong people. It’s a numbers game,” said Morgan regarding his Congressional run. “And the Freedom Caucus needs more members and more allies, and that’s why they’ve helped me out.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, are backing Timmons.

Timmons also has the support of former President Trump, who addressed a video from years ago that has resurfaced and been taken out of context.

In response to the video, Morgan criticized Timmons, accusing him of advocating for racial and sexual quota systems that would violate federal civil rights laws.

Another member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus, state Rep. Stewart Jones, is running to replace retiring Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C.