20 Lawmakers Stood Up to the Washington Establishment. This is Their Story.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after a historic fifteen rounds of voting over four days in January. His journey to the gavel was not an easy one.

Twenty lawmakers, including Reps. Chip Roy of Texas, Eli Crane and Andy Biggs of Arizona, Anna Paulina Luna and Matt Gaetz of Florida, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, and Dan Bishop of North Carolina, took a stand against the Washington establishment to enact major changes in how the House of Representatives functions.

The Daily Signal sat down with Roy, Gaetz, Biggs, Crane, Luna, Bishop, and Perry to discuss the House speaker race and why they chose to take a stand.