Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives nominated Steve Scalise to be the chamber’s next speaker on Wednesday (October 11), a challenging role after hard-right members of his party cut short the tenure of the last three holders of the position.
But the New Orleans-born lawmaker has faced adversity before — including a 2017 shooting when he was badly wounded by a gunman angry about then-President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.
Scalise, 58, prevailed on Wednesday in a closed-door party vote. Getting the role, which is second in line to the presidency after the vice president, will require winning the support of a majority of the House, which Republicans control by a 221-212 majority.
Hardline Republicans made predecessor Kevin McCarthy the first speaker to be ousted in a historic Oct. 3 vote. McCarthy was the third consecutive Republican speaker to leave the top post due to pressure from his hard-right flank.
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