Rep. Andy Biggs announced Tuesday that he would challenge Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker on the House floor in January. 



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U.S. Republican hardliner Biggs to challenge McCarthy for House speaker

By David Morgan WASHINGTON - A hardline Republican U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday announced he will challenge House of Representatives party chief Kevin McCarthy for the House speakership, a prospect that could lead to party turmoil when the Republican-led chamber convenes in January. Representative Andy Biggs, 64, of Arizona, seems unlikely to win the speakership. But both his allies and

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Republican Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., will be running – again – to block California Rep. Kevin McCarthy from becoming Speaker of the House.

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GOP Rep. Andy Biggs announces second attempt challenging Rep. Kevin McCarthy for speaker

Rep. Andy Biggs, the hard-right Arizona Republican who lost a bid last month for his conference's nomination to be the next speaker, says he will be a candidate for the speakership on January 3 -- a move that will only make it harder for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to claim the speaker's gavel on the first ballot.

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Arizona Republican announces run for speaker, making McCarthy's path to win speakership on first ballot even more challenging

Rep. Andy Biggs, who failed three weeks ago in a vote among House Republicans to lead the conference, is mounting another challenge to Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) — for speaker.

The Washington Post

Jeff Bezos

Biggs says he’ll challenge McCarthy for House speaker on Jan. 3

​Rep. Andy Biggs announced Tuesday that he will challenge House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in his bid for House speaker, saying he's the candidate that will shake up the "establishment status quo."

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New York

Rep. Andy Biggs to challenge Kevin McCarthy for GOP House speaker

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday renewed his challenge against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for Speaker as McCarthy’s opponents aim to keep him from securing the gavel on the House floor but lack a viable alternative. “I’m running for Speaker to break the establishment,” Biggs, a former chairman of the confrontational conservative House…

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Biggs renews challenge to McCarthy amid lack of consensus alternative

Former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) said he will continue to run against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker after challenging the California Republican during the House GOP’s internal conference vote in November.

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Rep. Andy Biggs relaunches challenge against McCarthy for speaker

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), who lost a bid for House majority leader last month, announced Tuesday he would ...

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Republican Launches Challenge to Kevin McCarthy's House Speaker Bid

Exiting the current suboptimal path will certainly incur a short-term cost but will have enormous long-term benefits.

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REP. ANDY BIGGS: I’m Running To Replace Kevin McCarthy As House Speaker And Break The Establishment

Biggs, an Arizona Republican who helped organize the rally that preceded the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, blasted McCarthy as the "establishment" pick.

Rep. Biggs announces challenge to McCarthy for speaker

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