House Republicans lost another member in Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday. Gallagher's departure April 19 will leave Republicans with just one vote to spare on legislation.

House Republicans lost another member in Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., on Friday. Gallagher’s departure April 19 will leave Republicans with just one vote to spare on legislation.

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., who announced last month he would not run for re-election, will resign from Congress early, he confirmed in a statement Friday.

Gallagher’s departure before the end of his term in January is another blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Republicans, who have been struggling to govern and demonstrate stability in this Congress.

Two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News of Gallagher’s plan to resign early Friday. The Wisconsin Republican then released a statement announcing that he will depart April 19.

The speaker’s office confirmed that Gallagher informed Johnson of his decision earlier this week.

His resignation could cause more headaches for House Republicans. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., who also is not seeking re-election, is resigning from Congress on Friday, cutting the GOP’s minuscule majority to 218-213. When Gallagher leaves, the majority would further shrink to 217-213, meaning Republicans could only afford a single defection on any vote if Democrats vote together.

  • Nobody@lemmy.worldEnglish
    98·
    9 months ago

    It makes you wonder if Ken Buck actually knew something when he said three more were resigning after him. It was written off as a hypothetical statement, yet here we are.

    • MotoAsh@lemmy.world
      461·
      9 months ago

      The real question is did he know something or was it merely stating the obvious that rats abandon a sinking ship?

      • Serinus@lemmy.world
        81·
        9 months ago

        Are these the rats? Seems meaningful that I haven’t heard of them as shitbags, even if they do vote in lockstep.

    • Sanctus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      9 months ago

      Yeah what he knew is none of these people are qualified anymore. The thing about fucking education for decades is eventually those people have to lead the country, too. So anyone with a shred, and I mean a shred, of decency and sense is out. Because nothing is more frustrating when the bull has the reigns but it only chases red flags.

    • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      He had to have known. Gallagher resigned a week after the deadline for a special election to be called to replace him, so there’s no way that was coincidental