COINTELEGRAPH · 2026-11-11 03:07 UTC

Crypto ally Tom Emmer elected House GOP minority whip

Pro-crypto Representative Tom Emmer was elected House Republican minority whip, beating Texas Representative August Pfluger 103-76 in a secret ballot. Emmer previously served as House Republican majority whip and will remain the party's No. 2 leader under incoming Minority Leader Jim Jordan as Democrats take control of Congress in January. He co-founded the bipartisan Congressional Crypto Caucus in March 2025, cosponsors the CLARITY Act, and introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act.

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