Newswise — Republicans are expected to host a candidate forum later today for the House Speaker election after Rep. Jim Jordan was forced out through a secret ballot on Friday. Nine Republicans have now announced that they will run for the top job.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis and commentary on the House Speaker election. If you would like to speak with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialists Tayah Frye at [email protected] or Cate Douglass at [email protected].
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Casey Burgat, Legislative Affairs Program Director and Assistant Professor at George Washington University, is an expert in Congress and Judiciary sections, congressional capacity and reform. He has served as a Senior Governance Fellow and worked at the Congressional Research Service. Burgat also has experience in federal rulemaking, issues of congressional reform and staffing, federal budgeting, and federal advisory committees.
Peter Loge, director of the GW School of Media and Public Affairs, has nearly 30 years of experience in politics and communications, including a presidential appointment at the Food and Drug Administration and senior positions for Sen. Edward Kennedy and three members of the U.S. House of Representatives. He currently leads the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at the School of Media and Public Affairs and continues to advise advocates and organizations. Loge can discuss how the ongoing election battle further damages public trust in Congress and democratic institutions as well as the U.S. internationally. He can also speak to the measures and tasks not getting done amid the speakership fight.
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