Posted on 06/13/2014 1:24:18 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Rep. Raul Labrador, a fiery conservative lawmaker from Idaho, will challenge House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy in next Thursday's special election to replace Eric Cantor as majority leader, according to Republican sources.
"I want a House Leadership team that reflects the best of our conference," Labrador said in a statement provided to National Journal. He later added: "I am running for Majority Leader because I want to help create a vision of growth and opportunity for everyone and start getting to work for the American people."
A sophomore representative from a heavily Republican district, Labrador's election would dramatically alter the dynamic atop the House GOP. The former immigration attorney is Hispanic and bilingual, and would add diversity to an all-white leadership team. Labrador is also a member of the enormous 2010 class, the members of which pushed the GOP into the majority—but have felt largely unrepresented since.
"I was stunned when Eric Cantor lost his primary election earlier this week," Labrador said. "Eric is a good friend and I have tremendous respect for him. But the message from Tuesday is clear—Americans are looking for a change in the status quo."
Labrador, however, enters the race as a decided underdog, as McCarthy and his seasoned vote-counting operation have been working around the clock since Wednesday securing commitments from members of the House GOP.
It's unclear, in fact, whether Labrador actually thinks he can win.
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Brief Background:
Raúl Rafael Labrador (born December 8, 1967) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Idaho’s 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district is in western Idaho and includes parts of Boise as well as the cities of Meridian, Coeur d’Alene, Moscow, Sandpoint, Lewiston, Bonners Ferry, McCall, Caldwell, Nampa, Emmett, Parma, Weiser, and Eagle.
Labrador previously represented District 14B in the Idaho House of Representatives.
Labrador was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on December 8, 1967. He received a B.A. in Spanish with an emphasis in Latin American literature from Brigham Young University in 1992. Labrador later received a J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. He practiced law and immigration law in private practice from 1995 until his election to the Idaho House of Representatives in 2006.
Born Raúl Rafael Labrador
December 8, 1967 (age 46)
Carolina, Puerto Rico, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rebecca Johnson (1991–present)
Children 4 sons
1 daughter
Alma mater Brigham Young University
University of Washington, Seattle
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Put the enemy on record...and I want the vote results by name as to whom supports each of them.
RAUL LABRADOR ON THE ISSUES:
http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Raul_Labrador.htm
ON IMMIGRATION:
Strengthen border security; redouble our efforts. (Nov 2010)
Opposes a pathway to citizenship. (Nov 2010)
RAUL LABRADOR ON THE ISSUES:
http://www.ontheissues.org/house/Raul_Labrador.htm
ON IMMIGRATION:
Strengthen border security; redouble our efforts. (Nov 2010)
Opposes a pathway to citizenship. (Nov 2010)
Raul Labrador on Health Care
Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
Voted YES on repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund. (Apr 2011)
Opposes government-run healthcare. (Aug 2010)
Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market. (Jul 2010)
Repeal any federal health care takeover. (Jul 2010)
Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. (Jan 2011)
On with Hannity..
Sounds sane.. That can make for a real clash RE: eGOP
Imho
McCarthy is the rubber stamping a Vichy eGOP takeover
Or is a continuance of the same old same?
Sadly folks I like are not in the hunt
Gohmert, Gowdy,
I hope Obama doesn’t try to eat him.
Looks good!
Boehner needs to be voted out.
Go Raul!!
Keep in mind that Labrador was an original House Gang of Eight member.
Grrrr......
Better than the other idiot but is he over the 80% threshold?
RE: Keep in mind that Labrador was an original House Gang of Eight member.
I thought the gang of eight referred to members of the Senate pushing for their version of immigration “reform”.
Would he be the first Latino GOP House Majority Leader? Yes, he would (also, first Mormon)!
We really need to run with that talking point. Make the Establishment run against the first Latino House Majority Leader.
There are both.
Originally:
House Gang of Eight
John Carter (R-TX)
Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Sam Johnson (R-TX)
Raul Labrador (R-ID)
Xavier Becerra (D-CA)
Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
John Yarmuth (D-KY)
Senate Gang of Eight
Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Robert Menendez (D-NJ)
Michael Bennet (D-CO)
John McCain (R-AZ)
Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
Marco Rubio (R-FL)
I was just reading that he left the gang of 8 because they couldn’t come to an agreement regarding illegals paying 100% of their health bill when they go to the ER. He and the other Republicans were not budging on illegals paying 100%.
IMO that would be a pretty weak reason. It indicates to me that he is not opposed to amnesty, just particulars. I am wary of this guy.
Local Fox radio says this afternoon that Labrador is pro-amnesty.
Do you want this 7 foot rattlesnake or do you want that 7 foot rattlesnake?
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