Some of the nine candidates are fresh faces in the race, while others have been here before.
The high-stakes race for House speaker enters a new phase this week, with a slate of new candidates vying for the gavel following Rep. Jim Jordan's exit from the race. Some of the nine candidates are fresh faces in the race, while others have been here before, either in the latest saga to elect a new speaker after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy or during the former speaker's marathon, 15-round race in January.
The seven-term congressman has been a vocal ally and defender of McCarthy, criticizing the Republicans who voted to remove the California Republican as speaker.After receiving a bachelor's in business administration from the University of Georgia, Scott spent 20 years owning and operating an insurance brokerage firm. He began his political career in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1997, where he served until being elected to Congress in 2010.
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