GOP Rep Pushes Unity Pledge For Speaker Designate

October 22, 2023 Politics, Republicans

Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) is urging his caucus to vote together as chaos over the House Speakership continues, launching a unity pledge for lawmakers to commit to a single candidate. Flood’s simple, two-paragraph pledge states that the signing member promises to vote for the eventual GOP-designated nominee, no matter who it is.

Seven congressmen have launched Speaker bids, and five of them — Reps. Austin Scott (R-Ga.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Pete Sessions (R-Texas), Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) — have said they would sign the pledge as of Saturday evening. The two missing are Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Min.).

Read the full article. The former speaker of the Nebraska state legislature, Flood won a special US House election in July 2022 after former GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry resigned following his felony conviction for lying to the FBI. Flood owns 23 radio and television stations in Nebraska.

The Unity Pledge is a new effort to help our conference put our differences aside and come together. I’m urging all my colleagues to join this pledge so we can move forward with electing a Speaker and get on with the people’s business. pic.twitter.com/GXIEJ1mvdz

— Rep. Mike Flood (@USRepMikeFlood) October 21, 2023