The Crossed Pond (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
The Republican caucus had their leadership elections today. The results (outgoing folks in parentheses): Minority Leader: Rep. John Boehner, OH-8 (re-elected) Minority Whip: Rep. Eric Cantor, VA-7 (Roy Blunt) Conference Chairman: Rep. Mike Pence, IN-6 (Adam Putnam) Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, MI-11 (re-elected) Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris...
The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... • Minority Whip: Rep. Eric Cantor, VA-7 (Roy Blunt) • Conference Chairman: Rep. Mike Pence, IN-6 (Adam Putnam) • Policy Committee Chairman: Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, MI-11 (re-elected) • Conference Vice-Chair: Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA-5 (Kay Granger) • Conference Secretary: Rep. John Carter, TX-31 (re-elected) • NRCC Chairman: Rep. Pete Sessions, TX-32 (Tom Cole) "House Republicans...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Pence, who two years ago badly lost a bid for the top GOP slot against House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, is the first Hoosier in House leadership since Democrat John Brademas served as majority whip from 1977 to 1981.Pence replaces Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., who resigned the position after Republicans lost House seats in the Nov. 4 elections.Boehner, who was re-elected to his...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... will be the next chairman of the Republican Conference.They succeed Roy Blunt of Missouri and Adam Putnam of Florida, who stepped down after the election.Pence was former head of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative faction that now makes up more than half of House Republicans. With a few seats still undecided, the GOP will lose at least 20 seats in the next session of...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... will be the next chairman of the Republican Conference.They succeed Roy Blunt of Missouri and Adam Putnam of Florida, who stepped down after the election.Pence was former head of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative faction that now makes up more than half of House Republicans. With a few seats still undecided, the GOP will lose at least 20 seats in the next session of...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... will be the next chairman of the Republican Conference.They succeed Roy Blunt of Missouri and Adam Putnam of Florida, who stepped down after the election.Pence was former head of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative faction that now makes up more than half of House Republicans. With a few seats still undecided, the GOP will lose at least 20 seats in the next session of...
CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... by Leadership. Eric Cantor is running unopposed at this time. Winner: House Conference Chairman : (Adam Putnam) Putnam is not running for reelection. This position is responsible for communication the message and position of the Republican party. Obviously, Putnam failed miserably at this job. Mike Pence is running unopposed at this time. Winner:
CWA-NJ Conservatives with Attitude! (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... not the first choice of Conservatives, won his race for House Minority Leader, with Roy Blunt and Adam Putnam winning the positions of WHIP and Republican Conference Chairman, respectfully. These are the top 3 leadership positions in the House Republican caucus. Now, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist, (or maybe it does), to see that based on the results of election day, the mixed...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
But Mr. Boehner is the only major GOP leader in the House likely to survive a shake-up. Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida have already stepped aside. Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor is unopposed to replace Mr. Blunt as the No. 2 House Republican, while Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, a Christian conservative, is poised to replace Putnam. Oklahoma Rep....
Examiner (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
But Boehner is the only major GOP leader in the House likely to survive a shake-up. Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida have already stepped aside. Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor is unopposed to replace Blunt as the No. 2 House Republican, while Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, a Christian conservative, is poised to replace Putnam. Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole,...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
Boehner is the only major GOP leader in the House likely to survive a shake-up in which GOP Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida have already stepped aside. Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor is unopposed to replace Blunt as the No. 2 House Republican, while Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, a Christian conservative, is poised to replace Putnam.
findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... new voices of the GOP in an attempt to such as Sen. John McCain and House leaders Fla. Rep. Adam Putnam and House Minority Leader John Boehner—all sidelined by election losses.Representing a number of different positions on the GOP political spectrum, these figures echo in an effort to bring voters back into the Republican fold in time for the next election. “I think we have been...
Welcome to GayConservative.org (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... House likely to survive a shake-up in which GOP Whip Roy Blunt of Missouri and Conference Chairman Adam Putnam of Florida have already stepped aside. Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor is unopposed to replace Blunt as the No. 2 House Republican, while Indiana Rep. Mike Pence, a Christian conservative, is poised to replace Putnam. Cantor and Pence are good news. Cantor has a 97% ACU...
