Several lawmakers are launching bids for the No. 4 position in House GOP leadership — seemingly the only wide open race after Donald Trump tapped Rep. Elise Stefanik for United Nations ambassador.
Reps. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Erin Houchin (R-Ind.) are officially running for conference chair, according to lawmaker announcements and people familiar with their plans.
McClain is presently serving in House Republican leadership as the conference secretary. Cammack has worked as recruitment chair of the House GOP campaign arm and unsuccessfully ran to lead the Republican Study Committee two years ago.
Houchin, a first-term member who usually represents the freshmen class in weekly leadership meetings, formally announced her bid Monday in a letter to colleagues.
