{"id":2290809,"date":"2024-07-08T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-lopez-sworn-in-growing-house-gop-narrow-majority-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T19:43:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T23:43:24","slug":"greg-lopez-sworn-in-growing-house-gop-narrow-majority-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-lopez-sworn-in-growing-house-gop-narrow-majority-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Lopez sworn in, growing House GOP narrow majority &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgreg-lopez-sworn-in-growing-house-gop-narrow-majority-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Greg Lopez was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigiegs-former-firm-shells-out-573-million-to-evade-lawsuits-over-role-in-opioid-crisis\/\" title=\"Buttigieg\u2019s Former Firm Shells Out 3 Million to Evade Lawsuits Over Role in Opioid Crisis\">recently sworn<\/a> in as the 220th member of the House Republicans, giving Speaker Mike Johnson additional support with the GOP&#8217;s winning streak in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-state-senators-propose-bills-to-end-no-excuse-mail-voting-automatic-registration\/\" title=\"Georgia Republican State Senators Propose Bills to End No-excuse Mail Voting, Automatic Registration\">special elections<\/a>. Lopez won\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a> to replace former Rep. Ken\u200b Buck and will serve\u200d out\u2064 the remainder of Buck&#8217;s term. He expressed gratitude for the opportunity and emphasized restoring \u2062hope to the American dream and putting people over politics. Lopez&#8217;s entry into the Republican conference gives Johnson a three-seat \u200dmajority\u200c to pass legislation along party lines.\u200c Lopez has also stated that he will not seek to \u2063challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert, who won the regular primary in the 4th District. The Republican conference has grown in recent weeks, with\u2062 the addition of other new members like Vince Fong.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Greg Lopez sworn in, growing House Republicans\u2019 narrow majority<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rachel-schilke\/\">Rachel Schilke<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T19:35:25-04:00\">July 8, 2024 7:35 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> gained some temporary relief after swearing in the conference\u2019s 220th member on Monday, giving Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) additional breathing room with the GOP\u2019s winning streak with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/special-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>special elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Greg Lopez (R-CO), who won the special election to replace former Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ken Buck<\/a>, was sworn into office on the first day of votes following the House\u2019s July 4 recess. His entry into the Republican conference gives Johnson a three-seat majority to pass legislation along party lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am filled with a sense of gratitude, gratitude for being given an opportunity by my Lord and Savior, and good people of Colorado\u2019s 4th Congressional District, to join you, my brothers and sisters, in 118th Congress,\u201d Lopez said in a speech following being sworn in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, let us restore hope back to the American dream for the younger generation, and together, let us put people over politics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez will serve out the remainder of Buck\u2019s term for six months after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3053969\/greg-lopez-ken-buck-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>winning the special election<\/a> on June 25. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) won the regular primary to serve a full term in the 4th District, and Lopez has said he will not seek to challenge her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not coming up here, you know, saying \u2018I want to change the world,\u2019\u201d Lopez said in his first national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2974813\/greg-lopez-colorado-gop-ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a> with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in April. \u201cI\u2019m coming up here \u2014 I feel like I\u2019ve been called to duty. I\u2019m a veteran. And so I\u2019ve been called to duty, and I\u2019m going to honor that duty to the best of my ability, and then I get to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Republican conference has grown over the last month, with leadership swearing in Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3026408\/johnson-majority-strengthened-vince-fong-swearing-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vince Fong<\/a> (R-CA), who replaced former Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3058926\/speaker-johnson-pads-narrow-house-majority-michael-rulli-swearing-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Michael Rulli<\/a> (R-OH), who filled the seat held by former Rep. Bill Johnson. Those races were not expected to flip parties, so it provided Republicans with only a slight boost. However, pushback from hard-line conservatives over the last few months means any growth in numbers can benefit Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez\u2019s ascension into the House leaves Republicans with only one more seat left to fill, that of which used to be former Republican Wisconsin Rep. Mike Gallagher\u2019s. Because Gallagher retired after the state\u2019s deadline for special elections, the races to fill his seat are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3007245\/wisconsin-election-officials-fear-voter-confusion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>set for Aug. 13 <\/a>and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-state-senate-committee-releases-2022-redistricting-maps-barely-gerrymanders-or-head-fake\/\" title=\"Florida State Senate Committee Releases 2022 Redistricting Maps: &#039;Barely Gerrymanders&#039; or &#039;Head Fake&#039;?\">special general election<\/a> for Nov. 5 \u2014 the same as the state\u2019s regular contests.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Lopez was sworn in as the 220th member of the House Republicans, giving Speaker Mike Johnson a three-seat majority to pass legislation along party lines. Lopez won a special election to replace former Republican Rep. Ken Buck and will serve out the remainder of Buck&#8217;s term for six months. Lopez expressed gratitude for the opportunity to join the 118th Congress and emphasized the importance of restoring hope to the American dream and putting people over politics. The Republican conference has seen growth in numbers recently, with Lopez&#8217;s ascension leaving only one more seat to fill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2290810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24089176895773.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32768,34291,34292,34290,32076],"class_list":["post-2290809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-greg-lopez","tag-growing-house-gop","tag-narrow-majority","tag-sworn-in","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/AP24089176895773.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}