RUFUS - House Speaker Gretchen LeWolf's second in command, Deputy House Speaker Matthew Carrington, said that he was seeking election as the Speaker of the House during the 2025 House Speaker Elections. Carrington announced his decision a little after 10:00 PM.
His decision comes just after several of House Speaker Gretchen LeWolf’s decisions to not support any of President Jay Laylin’s border policies, and secondly, after she decided to push back a key vote until the start of the 84th Congress, which is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2025. His office says he is looking to distance himself from her lack of her support for securing the borders, which will save the lives of millions of Jesstopians.
While Deputy Speaker Carrington was not available for comment, his office did reach out and say that he was frustrated with the way Speaker LeWolf was handling the 2024 Inflation Reduction Act vote, moving to push it back until January 1, 2025, and for failing to support on immigration and border policy pushed through Congress by President Laylin.
“He has become very frustrated with the way Speaker LeWolf is dealing with President Jay Laylin’s border and immigration policy, by saying she will not support any of it, even if it is good,” said Dick Morgan, a spokesman for the Deputy Speaker. “He has made it clear that the Speaker has a duty to ensure border security, pushing through votes as soon as possible, and working for the Jesstopian people. Partisanship is something that violates her oath of office, and that is a major decision that has led Mr. Carrington to announce a bid for the Speakership.”
Further, Republicans and Nationalists say they would support a Carrington Speakership or a potential second Braden Harris Speakership. They said that Speaker LeWolf has become too accustomed to Nationalist leaders, and won’t budge in supporting border security of a Republican.
“I wholeheartedly believe that Speaker LeWolf needs to not seek another term in office,” said former House Speaker and current Representative Braden Harris. “She has lost the confidence of a major portion of the caucus and has completely lost Republican support altogether. She needs to reevaluate her positions, and maybe understand that her role is to just allow Representatives to vote for what they believe is best for this country, and to use her office to vote on major bills.”
Former House Speaker Vinny Montez, said that her obligation is to the people of the United States Of Jesstopia and not to her own personal feelings. He said that her actions show she can not be an effective Speaker and should step down.
“If Speaker LeWolf continues on the current trajectory, she will tank her political career, as she has already lost the confidence of Republican Representatives and a handful of Nationalist Representatives,” said former Speaker Vinny Montez. “She needs to work for the people, not work for her personal feelings. She has publicly expressed that she was disappointed in the outcome of the 2024 Presidential Election, and her failure to want to push through, in my opinion, very strong border and immigration policy on the part of President Jay Laylin. It’s a disgrace to the office.”
Several Republican Representatives are already seeking to vacate the Speaker chair, and if it passes, would pass the Speaker’s gavel to the Deputy Speaker, who would then become the Speaker Pro Tempore, until an election could be held.