Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) has filed to run for the Republican nomination for House Speaker, Punchbowl News reports.
However, attendance problems could prevent a vote today in the GOP conference.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) says that just 209 of 221 Republicans are at work today.
Scott is not well-known but could become a vessel for anti-Jim Jordan votes.
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