GOP Congressman Howard "Buck" McKeon (Santa Clarita) represents the 25th District that includes portions of Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties (okay its has Mono and Inyo too.) McKeon has joined Congressman Dan Lungren as a signer of the petition to have elections for several House leadership positions. He was one the signers released publicly by supporters of the vote that could change many House leadership positions and becomes the second California Congressman associated with this possible overthrow of leadership. See the story here.
Supporters of a shake-up in leadership say they have 30 of the 50 votes needed to force a meeting. McKeon is on the Armed Services Committee and is senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee. He isn’t your normal rabble-rouser and his support for a vote shows that leadership has some problems. You can see FR Publisher Jon Fleischman’s commentary on the topic here.
Will there be a third Congressman from California to call for a vote?