Three House Republican leaders are considering tossing their hat in the ring to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, according to Politico.

Steve Scalise

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, from Louisiana, is reaching out to members to gauge their support, three people with knowledge told the publication. Though Scalise had said he’d support McCarthy if McCarthy stayed in the race, it wasn’t a secret that he wanted Speaker gig – or that he and McCarthy have had a strained relationship. Scalise was coy about his plans when reporters asked him about them earlier Tuesday.

Three House Republican leaders are considering tossing their hat in the ring to replace Kevin McCarthy as Speaker, according to Politico.

Steve Scalise

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, from Louisiana, is reaching out to members to gauge their support, three people with knowledge told the publication. Though Scalise had said he’d support McCarthy if McCarthy stayed in the race, it wasn’t a secret that he wanted Speaker gig – or that he and McCarthy have had a strained relationship. Scalise was coy about his plans when reporters asked him about them earlier Tuesday.

Georgia Rep. Austin Scott told Politico he supported Scalise:

“Steve Scalise is our leader. If he wants it, then I think that it’s likely that he will be the leader — the speaker nominee.”

Jim Jordan

Jordan, from Ohio, currently chairs both the House Judiciary Committee and the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, and is a member of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Two unnamed sources told Politico that Jordan is having conversations with his House GOP allies about a run. Jordan challenged McCarthy for the speakership at one time but has since been a stalwart ally.

Jordan has at least one Freedom Caucus supporter, Kentucky’s Thomas Massie.

Kevin Hern

Rep. Kevin Hern from Tulsa, OK, who heads the Republican Study Committee, is also considering a run. As Politico writes:

The leader of the largest GOP group in the chamber, Hern arrived in Congress in November 2018. He gained some momentum during the January speaker race as the contest lapsed into multiple days. He earned a handful of votes before McCarthy ultimately prevailed.

Of course, Democrats would hate all three of them, and especially when it comes to Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise they know they won’t be able to cut back room deals with them or otherwise snow them. By morning there will likely be more possible contenders; hopefully House Republicans can coalesce around one very quickly and get back to the business of We the People.