As state lawmakers come back to work after Christmas to consider overriding at least one veto 鈥� if not more 鈥� from Gov. , Republicans are being pushed to hold a long-awaited vote for Speaker. One member is suggesting a sudden move to break the impasse.
Rep. (R-Napoleon) writes in a memo to the House Republican caucus that he鈥檚 asked twice for a speakership vote from the member who would convene it, caucus dean . Hoops supports Speaker , and Butler backs former Speaker , who鈥檚 hoping to unseat Smith. Hoops says he鈥檚 formally requesting the caucus vote for a new dean and then hold the speakership vote next week. Neither Smith nor Householder appears to have the 50 votes needed to win outright, though Smith appears to have the support of the majority of the Republican caucus, but Democrats have been getting calls from unions to support Householder. Hoops concludes by writing: 鈥淚t is time for us to restore order to what should be an honorable and dignified process
