Johnson Secures Re-Election as House Speaker on First Ballot – One America News Network
OAN Staff Sophia Flores
Friday, January 3, 2025
Update 11:39 AM: Representative Mike Johnson has achieved the necessary votes in the first ballot to win the Speaker of the House election.
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Representatives Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Keith Self (R-Texas) changed their votes to support Johnson (R-La.) just before the House concluded the first voting round.
Johnson received 218 votes.
11:02 AM: The House of Representatives is set to move to a second vote after failing to reach a majority in electing a new Speaker.
The 119th Congress commenced on Friday morning, with the primary task for the House being to vote on the election of a new Speaker.
With a Republican majority of 219-215, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could only afford to lose two votes. Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has publicly stated that he will not support Johnson for the speakership.
Massie cast his vote for Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) for Speaker of the House.
Representative Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) voted for Representative Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
Representative Keith Self (R-Texas) cast his vote for Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).
The Democrats nominated Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as their candidate for Speaker.
President-elect Donald Trump has actively endorsed Johnson to retain his position as Speaker.
Trump took to Truth Social on Friday morning, stating that Johnson (R-La.) is close to achieving full support from the GOP caucus, emphasizing that a victory for Johnson would be a major success for the Republican Party.
The Speaker vote is a prerequisite for the House to proceed with any official business, which includes the certification of Trump’s 2024 election victory.
This is a developing story. Please return for updates.
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