Six candidates have entered the race to fill the vacancy left by House Speaker Mike Johnson as the vice chairperson for the Republican Caucus of the House of Representatives as of Friday.
The Floridian attracted national attention recently when donning the uniform of an Israeli Defense Force soldier, which he served alongside as a volunteer after serving in the United States Army. Mast has served four terms in the House so far and sits on the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs committees.
“It is important that our message be concise and purposeful,” Bice wrote in a letter to her colleagues. “Through my years of marketing experience, I know what it takes to communicate a vision."Van Duyne is only in her second congressional term, but she previously worked as the mayor of Irving, Texas, and as a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump administration.