One candidate with favorable backing is Majority Whip Tom Emmer , R-Minn., who announced his candidacy Friday. MULTIPLE HOUSE SPEAKER CANDIDATES EMERGE AFTER FAILED JORDAN BID AS GOP PLANS TO RECONVENE MONDAYHouse Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., announced his candidacy Friday for speaker. He has been endorsed by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)"He is the right person for the job. He assumed the whip position from Steve Scalise, R-La., now the House majority leader — who also happened to be the GOP speaker nominee before Jordan. House Republicans are starting from scratch to select a new candidate for speaker after Jordan was voted out of the race.

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