The Washington Post is reporting that Ohio Congressman John Boehner has been elected House Majority Leader, succeeding Tom DeLay.
WASHINGTON — Republican officials say Rep. John Boehner of Ohio has been chosen House majority leader.
Boehner defeated Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, 122-109, after lagging behind his rival in a first, inconclusive ballot.
Boehner campaigned as a candidate of reform, and said his experience as chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee had demonstrated his ability to pass major legislation.
As my previous posts on this race make clear (see here and here) I would have preferred to see Arizona Congressman John Shadegg win this race, but his late entry into the race probably made it difficult for him to pull a victory off. On the whole, this seems to be a good choice, though, and, at the very least Roy Blunt, who seemed to be on the bottom of the list of most GOP bloggers, didn’t get the nod.
More on the race and outcome at Outside The Beltway.
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