Rep. Kelly Armstrong Recommended To Take Speaker Johnson’s Judiciary Seat

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota has been selected to fill a seat vacated by the new Speaker of the House.

Armstrong has been recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee to serve on the House Judiciary Committee for the remainder of the 118th Congress.

The seat became vacant when Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was elevated to Speaker.

Armstrong says the House Judiciary Committee is the frontline of many issues important to North Dakotans.

“I’m excited to rejoin the Committee under Chairman Jim Jordan’s leadership and continue my work fighting weaponization of the federal government, defending civil liberties, advancing commonsense criminal justice reform, and more. The American people are counting on us to deliver,” said Armstrong.

Since January, Congressman Armstrong has served on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government and was a member of the full committee from 2019-2021.