Pro-crypto lawmaker Tom Emmer wins Republican nomination for House speaker
Republican members of the United States House of Representatives have chosen Tom Emmer, the current majority whip and crypto proponent, as their nominee to be the next speaker.
According to multiple reports from Oct. 24, Representative Emmer will be the Republicans’ nominee in the next vote to determine a speaker of the House following a closed-door session. The congressman was one of several candidates weighed by Republicans following the failure of Representative Jim Jordan to secure enough votes to win the speakership and Representative Steve Scalise dropping out of the race.
On Oct. 3, U.S. lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to declare the speaker seat vacant, effectively removing Representative Kevin McCarthy from the position. Representative Patrick McHenry, a pro-crypto lawmaker who also chairs the House Financial Services Committee, has been acting as temporary speaker, with Republicans unable to unite behind one candidate — Jordan failed to obtain a majority of support in the House after three rounds of votes.
Emmer announced his intention to seek the Speaker’s seat on Oct. 20. When speaking with Cointelegraph during the Permissionless II conference in September, he branded himself as a technologically savvy lawmaker who saw crypto as a non-partisan issue in Congress. Cointelegraph reached out to Emmer’s office but did not receive a response at the time of publication.
“Emmer brings a fresh perspective, a lot of energy with his personality,” said the Blockchain Association’s director of government relations, Ron Hammond. “For the industry, it’s a great thing to have someone who understands these technologies.”
We should not leave town until we deliver on our constitutional duty and elect a Speaker.
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