Posted on 07/02/2002 8:57:55 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:55:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Rep. J.C. Watts Jr.'s announcement yesterday of his impending retirement touched off a race for his leadership post as chairman of the House Republican Conference and a debate on whether a woman should get the job.
Within hours of Mr. Watts' announcement, Reps. Deborah Pryce of Ohio, J.D. Hayworth of Arizona and Jim Ryun of Kansas all said they will seek the job as the fourth-ranking Republican in the House.
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