Rep.-elect James Walkinshaw is set to be sworn in Wednesday, a day after the Virginia Democrat won a special election to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly.
Walkinshaw’s blowout victory will narrow Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin margin to 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats, meaning the GOP can lose no more than two members on a party-line vote.
Virginia elections officials delivered paperwork confirming Walkinshaw’s victory midday Wednesday, two people granted anonymity to describe the handoff, setting the stage for him to be confirmed as soon as late afternoon.
Democrats were pushing Johnson earlier in the day to respect the recent…
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