PITTSBURGH — House Republicans aren’t the most unified political family, to put it mildly. This has kept Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) plenty busy over the past 16 months as a chief vote counter.
As chief deputy whip, Reschenthaler is effectively an understudy to the House majority whip, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN). Emmer chose Reschenthaler, 41, for the role after Republicans captured a narrow House majority in the 2022 midterm elections.
The pair are charged with managing the legislative plans of the House majority, which stands at 217 GOP members to 213 Democrats. That ultra-slim House Republican edge will grow a bit in the coming members with special elections in mostly red districts. But even then, the party won’t be able to lose more than three or four seats on a legislative priority bill, assuming little or no Democratic
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