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Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

Matches stated direction. He backed other candidates on the first 11 ballots, then McCarthy on the final four; the votes do not establish his concessions.

Scott Perry

Speaker-election holdout

Matches stated direction

What they say

Perry said he held out for changes during McCarthy’s 15-ballot speaker election.

What the record shows ·

He backed other candidates on ballots 1–11, then McCarthy on 12–15. McCarthy won on January 7, 2023.

Limit: This verifies his votes, not which concessions he secured.

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  1. abc27 debate, October 14, 2026: Perry on speaker-election holdouthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ZjAk2EtwE&t=2704s

    abc27 / WHTM · Published Oct 14, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Paraphrase from the dated debate’s saved native English captions; no second independent transcript compared. Timestamp links to the statement and its surrounding context.

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  2. House speaker election, ballot 1, roll call 2 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 3, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Biggs on speaker ballot 1. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

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  3. House speaker election, ballot 2, roll call 3 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 3, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Jordan on speaker ballot 2. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

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  4. House speaker election, ballot 3, roll call 4 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 3, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Jordan on speaker ballot 3. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  5. House speaker election, ballot 4, roll call 5 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 4, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 4. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  6. House speaker election, ballot 5, roll call 6 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 4, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 5. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  7. House speaker election, ballot 6, roll call 7 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 4, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 6. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  8. House speaker election, ballot 7, roll call 9 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 7. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  9. House speaker election, ballot 8, roll call 10 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 8. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  10. House speaker election, ballot 9, roll call 11 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 9. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  11. House speaker election, ballot 10, roll call 12 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 10. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  12. House speaker election, ballot 11, roll call 13 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 5, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for Donalds on speaker ballot 11. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  13. House speaker election, ballot 12, roll call 15 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 6, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for McCarthy on speaker ballot 12. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  14. House speaker election, ballot 13, roll call 16 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 6, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for McCarthy on speaker ballot 13. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  15. House speaker election, ballot 14, roll call 18 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 6, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for McCarthy on speaker ballot 14. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?

  16. House speaker election, ballot 15, roll call 20 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jan 7, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 29, 2026

    Perry voted for McCarthy on speaker ballot 15. This is an election ballot, not an intervening adjournment motion; it does not establish negotiated concessions.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Perry hold out before backing Kevin McCarthy?