Thread by @greggiroux

Speaker's election underway. Conducted aloud on House floor, alphabetically by member-elect surname.

Winner needs majority of members-elect voting for a candidate by surname. Can win with fewer than 218.

Pelosi, McCarthy formally nominated, but members-elect can vote for anyone

Blue Dog Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) voted for Pelosi for speaker for the 1st time since 2009.

Cooper voted "present" in 2019 and for Tim Ryan in 2017, Colin Powell in both 2015 elections and in 2013, and Heath Shuler in 2011. #tn05

Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), who voted for Tammy Duckworth for speaker as a freshman in 2019, voted for Pelosi after an easy re-election win in #co06

First anti-Pelosi Dem vote comes from Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), who voted for Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

Golden, re-elected 53%-47% in a district Trump carried 52%-45%, voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL) in 2019 speaker’s election. #me02

Ron Kind (D-WI) voted for Pelosi for the first time since 2015.

Kind, re-elected 51%-49% in a district Trump carried 51%-47%, voted for John Lewis in 2019 and for Jim Cooper in 2017 and 2011. #wi03

Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.) voted for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over Pelosi.

Lamb, re-elected 51%-49% in 2020, voted for then-Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.) in 2019 speaker election.

Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) voted for Pelosi.

Rice voted for Stacey Abrams* in the 2019 speaker election and for Rep. Tim Ryan (OH) in 2017 after backing Pelosi in both 2015 speaker elections.

*Speaker not required to be a House member, though all 54 speakers have been

Blue Dog Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) voted for Pelosi.

He voted for Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) in 2019. Didn’t vote in 2017 election, voted for Pelosi in 2015 and 2013, and for Steny Hoyer in 2011.

Schrader 1 of 2 Dems who voted against $2,000 direct payments last week

Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) voted “present” per below:

https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1345833556485021702?s=20

Sherrill, re-elected 53%-47% in 2020, voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) in 2019 election. #nj11

Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) voted “present” again instead of for Pelosi.

Slotkin, re-elected 51%-47% in 2020 in a district Trump won 50%-49% over Biden, also voted “present” in 2019 election.
clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll0… #mi08

https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1345833701524045829?s=20

Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) also voted “present”

Spanberger, re-elected 51%-49% in 2020, voted for Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) in 2019 election. #va07

https://twitter.com/kristin__wilson/status/1345833986292142080?s=20

House reading clerk now doing a second roll call, alphabetical by surname, of members who didn't answer or weren't present when their names were called in the initial roll call. Included Cori Bush (D-MO), who voted for Pelosi.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) voted for Pelosi.

Pelosi elected speaker in 216-209 vote over Kevin McCarthy.