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In accordance with party rules, first there must be a vote of no confidence. If that is agreed to, a second set of votes is required to select the eventual leader. To nominate, candidates must forward nomination to the Party Whip, or if the Whip is a nominee, then the Deputy Party Whip, by the vote of no confidence occurring. Thereafter, rounds of voting are held until the lowest placing candidates are defeated, and members revote until a leader is chosen with over half of caucus-wide support. | In accordance with party rules, first there must be a vote of no confidence. If that is agreed to, a second set of votes is required to select the eventual leader. To nominate, candidates must forward nomination to the Party Whip, or if the Whip is a nominee, then the Deputy Party Whip, by the vote of no confidence occurring. Thereafter, rounds of voting are held until the lowest placing candidates are defeated, and members revote until a leader is chosen with over half of caucus-wide support. | ||
==Candidates== | ==Candidates== | ||
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* Nikki Haley, MC for Columbia West, SC | * Nikki Haley, MC for Columbia West, SC | ||
* Lisa Murkowski, MC for Fulton, AK | * Lisa Murkowski, MC for Fulton, AK | ||
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* Josh Hawley, MC for Missouri at-Large | * Josh Hawley, MC for Missouri at-Large | ||
* Charlie Dent, MC for Pennsylvania at-Large | * Charlie Dent, MC for Pennsylvania at-Large | ||
* Asa Hutchinson, MC for Ameringer, AR | |||
* Joni Ernst, MC for Ankeny, IA | |||
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|File:Josh Hawley, official portrait, 116th congress.jpg|{{center|'''Josh Hawley'''<br/>MC for<br/>Missouri at-Large}} | |File:Josh Hawley, official portrait, 116th congress.jpg|{{center|'''Josh Hawley'''<br/>MC for<br/>Missouri at-Large}} | ||
|File:Charlie Dent official photo.jpg|{{center|'''Charlie Dent'''<br/>MC for<br/>Pennsylvania at-Large}} | |File:Charlie Dent official photo.jpg|{{center|'''Charlie Dent'''<br/>MC for<br/>Pennsylvania at-Large}} | ||
|File:Asa Hutchinson crop.jpg|{{center|'''Asa Hutchinson'''<br/>MC for<br/>Ameringer, AR}} | |||
|File:Joni Ernst, official portrait, 116th Congress 3.jpg|{{center|'''Joni Ernst'''<br/>MC for<br/>Ankeny, IA}} | |||
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===Declined=== | ===Declined=== | ||
* Ron Paul, MC for Texas at-Large ''(Endorsed Rand Paul)'' | * Ron Paul, MC for Texas at-Large ''(Endorsed Rand Paul)'' | ||
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* Marco Rubio, MC for Miami West, FL | * Marco Rubio, MC for Miami West, FL | ||
* Kevin Stitt, MC for Elmer, OK | * Kevin Stitt, MC for Elmer, OK | ||
* Mike Garcia, MC for Santa Clarita, CA | |||
* Adam Kinzinger, MC for Sabath, IL | |||
* Pat Toomey, MC for McKenna, PA | |||
==Order of votes== | ==Order of votes== | ||
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The 2021 Democratic Republican Leadership election is an election to be held in December, 2021. Triggered by a myriad of concerns surrounding the ongoing leadership of incumbent DRP Leader, Mitt Romney, frontbench MC, Nikki Haley resigned on November 22, 2021. On November 28, she expressed her desire to place a motion of no confidence into the party room meeting scheduled for forty-eight hours after.
In accordance with party rules, first there must be a vote of no confidence. If that is agreed to, a second set of votes is required to select the eventual leader. To nominate, candidates must forward nomination to the Party Whip, or if the Whip is a nominee, then the Deputy Party Whip, by the vote of no confidence occurring. Thereafter, rounds of voting are held until the lowest placing candidates are defeated, and members revote until a leader is chosen with over half of caucus-wide support.
Candidates
Nominated
- Nikki Haley, MC for Columbia West, SC
- Lisa Murkowski, MC for Fulton, AK
- Rand Paul, MC for Arnow, KY
- Josh Hawley, MC for Missouri at-Large
- Charlie Dent, MC for Pennsylvania at-Large
- Asa Hutchinson, MC for Ameringer, AR
- Joni Ernst, MC for Ankeny, IA
Nikki Haley
MC for
Columbia West, SC
Lisa Murkowski
MC for
Fulton, AK
Rand Paul
MC for
Arnow, KY
Josh Hawley
MC for
Missouri at-Large
Charlie Dent
MC for
Pennsylvania at-Large
Asa Hutchinson
MC for
Ameringer, AR
Joni Ernst
MC for
Ankeny, IA
Declined
- Ron Paul, MC for Texas at-Large (Endorsed Rand Paul)
- Susan Collins, MC for Maine at-Large
- Elizabeth Cheney, MC for Knapp, WY
- John Boehner, MC for Butler, OH
- Nicole Malliotakis, MC for Staten Island, NY
- Marco Rubio, MC for Miami West, FL
- Kevin Stitt, MC for Elmer, OK
- Mike Garcia, MC for Santa Clarita, CA
- Adam Kinzinger, MC for Sabath, IL
- Pat Toomey, MC for McKenna, PA
Order of votes
On December 1, 2021, Mitt Romney was removed as Opposition Leader by a 378-240 vote.
In accordance with party rules, the first balloting for a replacement occurs on December 7, 2021.