How Losing J.D. Vance Affects Senate Republicans
The freshman pol doesn’t have much of a legislative record but is part of the budding MAGA wing
MILWAUKEE _ Winning his way to the White House alongside Donald Trump will certainly be life-changing for freshman Sen. J.D. Vance, but it’s unlikely to cause much of a commotion on Capitol Hill.
Had the former president tapped 2024 vice presidential hopefuls Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida or Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina to serve as his number two, that would have probably sent ambitious colleagues scrambling to claim powerful committee assignments or high-profile policy portfolios, given that Rubio is vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Scott is ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
In addition to possibly giving up chairmanships in the 119th Congress — should Republicans flip control of the narrowly divided chamber (51-49) — Tim Scott is the only Black Republican currently serving in the Senate, and Rubio is one of only two Latinos in the Senate GOP conference.
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