Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) who has been part of the score of Republicans denying with their vote Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) ascension to power in the flailing bid to become the next House Speaker is facing chilling blowback.
"So far, I've had four death threats," Buck said during an appearance on NBC News. "I've been evicted from my office in Colorado."
"I have a notice of eviction because the landlord is mad with my voting record on the speaker issue."
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Jordan, a hard-right backer of former President Donald Trump, has gone to the floor seeking to notch 217 votes to claim the speaker since a small faction of Republicans voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the role.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), who was initially selected over Jordan, went through the votes and soon bowed out of the race.
Scalise called his speaker nomination quits after enough conservative lawmakers were set on preventing him from securing the enough votes.
Jordan's bid for the gavel has stalled.
Nearly two dozen Republicans continue to oppose Jordan, leaving the job vacant and paralyzing the House.
Buck’s unflappable opposition to Jordan has instigated a Colorado’s Republican Party members to sharpen their attacks.
Former gubernatorial candidate Heidi Gahanl implored people to badger Buck's office to call his office number and send emails.
"Another vote for #HouseSpeaker likely today, you know what to do CO to get @Jim_Jordan in," she tweeted. "Contact @RepKenBuck asap! Buck’s office number, urging people to call."
Buck is not the only lawmaker being cast a harassment target.
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) confirmed this week that she too has received "credible death threats" following her no vote for Jordan.
And the wife of Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) was flooded with angry anonymous text messages seeking to urge her husband to change his vote.
In a statement, Jordan's spokesman Russell Dye made a resounding statement condemning the death threats and harassment against lawmakers who are fighting against him becoming the next speaker.
He wrote: “This is abhorrent and has no place in civil discourse. No one should receive threats and it needs to stop. We have condemned these actions repeatedly. It is important that Republicans stop attacking each other and come together."
