An Iowa Republican who voted against Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker said he had received “credible death threats” since withdrawing his support for him in the runoff vote.
Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she had received “a barrage of threatening calls” and multiple threats against her life after she voted for Rep. Kay Granger, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, on Wednesday afternoon.
Miller-Meeks initially voted for Jordan, a staunch Ohio conservative, in the first ballot for speaker on Tuesday before she changed her choice the next day.
Jordan was nominated by his party’s majority last week but twice failed to garner enough votes to be elected as the new speaker of the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the post.
US Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks casts her vote as the House of Representatives holds a second round of voting for a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol on Oct. 18. 2023 in Washington, DC.Getty Images
On Wednesday, Jordan received 199 votes from his fellow Republicans, 18 of the 217 votes needed to secure the speakership.
The House is expected to give Jordan another chance with a third vote on Thursday.
Miller-Meeks said she will not let the threat affect her decision in the next election.
Representative Speaker of the House Jim Jordan, candidate for Speaker of the House, watches from his seat during the vote for Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Oct. 18. 2023. Shutterstock Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she has received “a barrage of threatening calls” and multiple threats on her life after she voted for Rep. Kay Granger. AP
“One thing I can’t stomach, or support is bullying,” he said. “I did not support bullies before I voted for Chairman Granger and when I voted for Speaker Jordan, and I will not bow to bullies now.”
He did not say who made the threats but notified authorities.
Jordan spoke out against the scare tactics.
Right-leaning Republican Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is seen inside the chamber in Washington, DC on Oct. 18. 2023.ZUMAPRESS.com
“We condemn all threats against our colleagues and it is important that we stand together,” he said in a post on X. “Stop. It’s disgusting.”
The lawmaker who voted against the Ohio Republican said he was just being friendly in conversations seeking their support but many said his followers used bully tactics to try to get their votes.
With Postal wire
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