{"id":2342597,"date":"2024-09-17T20:59:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T00:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-picks-andy-harris-to-replace-good-as-new-chairman-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T20:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T00:59:44","slug":"house-freedom-caucus-picks-andy-harris-to-replace-good-as-new-chairman-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-freedom-caucus-picks-andy-harris-to-replace-good-as-new-chairman-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Freedom Caucus picks Andy Harris to replace Good as new chairman &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fhouse-freedom-caucus-picks-andy-harris-to-replace-good-as-new-chairman-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=2342597&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>The House \u200cFreedom Caucus has chosen Rep. \u200dAndy \u2064Harris\u200d (R-MD) as its new \u200dchairman, succeeding Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), who is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-dc-weather-shuts-down-nations-capital-early-causing-traffic-and-travel-nightmares\/\" title=\"Severe DC weather forces early shutdown, triggers traffic and travel chaos.\">leave office early<\/a> next year following a primary \u2063election loss. The decision was made during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-matt-gaetz-claims-kevin-mccarthy-was-exposed-as-swampy-saboteur-to-speaker-vote\/\" title=\"Matt Gaetz accuses Kevin McCarthy of being a &quot;swampy&quot; saboteur in Speaker vote.\">voice \u2064vote<\/a> on Tuesday evening, confirming Harris&#8217;s \u2062leadership after Good officially announced \u2062his resignation last week. Good, \u200bwho\u2064 had held the chair \u200bposition\u200d since the start of the year, indicated he would step\u200d down\u200d after his June primary defeat, noting\u2064 that terms for \u2063the chair usually last two years.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Freedom Caucus picks Andy Harris to replace Good as new chairman<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757746\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/freedom-caucus\/\" title=\"House Freedom Caucus\">House Freedom Caucus<\/a> has elected Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-andy-harris\/?_amp=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Andy Harris\">Andy Harris<\/a> (R-MD) as its new chairman to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3148462\/bob-good-to-leave-post-as-house-freedom-caucus-chairman-this-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"replace Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)\">replace Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)<\/a>, who will leave office early next year after losing his primary election earlier this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Caucus members voted to elect Harris in a voice vote on Tuesday evening, a lawmaker confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. The vote comes after Good officially rescinded his chairmanship last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-goes-viral-ripping-board-that-suspended-teacher-who-opposed-trans-pronoun-policy\/\" title=\"Teacher Goes Viral Ripping Board That Suspended Teacher Who Opposed Trans Pronoun Policy\">telling members<\/a> he would allow someone new to take over once the board accepted his resignation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Good was elected as chair at the beginning of this year but said he would step down after losing his primary in June. Terms as Freedom Caucus chair typically last two years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Freedom Caucus was formed in 2015 by a group of conservative lawmakers looking to establish themselves as &ldquo;smaller, more cohesive, more agile, and more active,&rdquo; according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who was the chairman at the time of its founding. Caucus members have closely aligned with former President Donald Trump, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/google-employees-demand-company-cut-ties-with-israel\/\" title=\"Google Employees Demand Company Cut Ties With Israel\">group consists<\/a> of many of his staunch allies on Capitol Hill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But that dynamic experienced a slight shift when the caucus elected Good as its chairman in January.&nbsp;<br \/>Good had also angered Trump when he endorsed Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the GOP presidential nomination last year. Good later switched his endorsement to Trump after DeSantis suspended his campaign, but that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t enough to appease the former president, who endorsed his primary challenger John McGuire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" \"><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/a><br \/>Trump&rsquo;s endorsement helped boost McGuire to a narrow victory over Good, defeating the incumbent by just 374 votes.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear whether Harris will carry out the rest of Good&rsquo;s term, which expires in January 2025, or if they&rsquo;ll seek a new chairman at the beginning of next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_1757746\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757746\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Freedom Caucus has chosen Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) as its new chairman, succeeding Rep. Bob Good (R-VA), who is set to depart from office early next year following his defeat in the primary election earlier this year. Members of the caucus confirmed Harris&#8217;s election through a voice vote on Tuesday evening, as reported by a lawmaker to the Washington Examiner. This decision follows Good&#8217;s formal resignation from his chairmanship last week, during which he indicated that he would step aside for a new leader once his resignation was accepted by the board. Good had been elected chair at the start of this year but announced he would resign after losing his primary in June; typically, terms for Freedom Caucus chairs last two years.<\/p>\n<p>The Freedom Caucus was established in 2015 by conservative lawmakers aiming to create a &#8220;smaller, more cohesive, more agile, and more active&#8221; group, according to Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who was its first chairman. The caucus has closely aligned itself with former President Donald Trump and includes many of his strong supporters on Capitol Hill. However, this dynamic shifted slightly when Good became chairman in January after angering Trump by endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for the GOP presidential nomination last year; although Good later switched back to support Trump after DeSantis suspended his campaign, it did not satisfy Trump enough\u2014who subsequently endorsed John McGuire as Good\u2019s primary challenger\u2014leading to McGuire narrowly defeating Good by just 374 votes.<\/p>\n<p>It remains uncertain whether Harris will complete the remainder of Good\u2019s term ending in January 2025 or if there will be another election for chairman at the start of next year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2342598,"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\/05\/AP22300073105662-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41099,3879,5461,34308],"class_list":["post-2342597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-andy-harris","tag-chairman","tag-good","tag-house-freedom-caucus"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22300073105662-1.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342597","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}