Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) has been making calls to members ahead of a likely bid for majority leader, according to a Republican with direct knowledge of the conversations.

Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), who is Emmer’s deputy whip, is also making calls about a potential candidacy to replace Emmer at majority whip should he move up, this Republican said.

Emmer arrived in Congress in 2015 and last year was elected to the third-highest position in House Republican leadership, barely winning a competitive three-way race for the position.

Previously, he served as the head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, leading the GOP campaign arm during the 2022 cycle — when the GOP regained control of the House. He called former President Donald Trump a “fantastic ally” during that cycle but has yet to endorse Trump’s 2024 bid.

Some of the conservatives who helped boot McCarthy from the speakership had floated Emmer as a possible successor.

Anthony Adragna contributed.

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