House Speaker Candidate Jeffries 2025 Republican. Pete aguilar (d., calif.) nominated house minority leader hakeem jeffries (d., n.y.) for speaker and quipped that he had done this several times before. 3,” jeffries told reporters in the.

Pete aguilar (d., calif.) nominated house minority leader hakeem jeffries (d., n.y.) for speaker and quipped that he had done this several times before. No candidate received a majority of votes in the initial tally of the first round of voting.