Dennis Ross Running for GOP Whip Post in Aftermath of John Boehner Stepping Down

With U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the GOP whip in Congress, now running to be House majority leader in the shakeup after U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, announced he was going to give up his seat at the end of October,  U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., currently the senior deputy majority whip, announced on Friday he will run for majority whip. 

“After much prayer and talking with my family, colleagues and friends, I am announcing my intention to run for majority whip,” Ross said on Friday night. “Our nation is in need of strong, conservative leadership that will stand up to the president and offer conservative solutions and reforms. I have long said that Republicans cannot simply be the ‘Party of No.’ Republicans must put forth credible alternatives to Obamacare and take up immigration reform that secures our border. We must cut spending, balance our budget and simplify our tax code so Americans have more money in their pockets.
 
“I was elected as a strong conservative to change the way Washington operates and to limit federal government overreach and power,” Ross added. “We must return to regular order and the process as designated by our Founding Fathers. I look forward to working with my colleagues in order to achieve conservative and meaningful solutions to the problems facing our nation.”

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, is expected to run for the whip post and so could other candidates including U.S. Rep. Pete Roskam, R-Ill. who lost out to Scalise in the last whip contest.