House Republicans are playing the Trump card in committee chair races

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Owens, who currently leads the panel's subcommittee on higher education, says he and Trump agree that education is a top priority.
73% : Hill, meanwhile, has cited his ability to coordinate with Trump on crypto -- the president-elect gave him a shout out at a digital assets conference over the summer -- and rolled out an agenda last week that he branded "Make Community Banking Great Again."
69% : "It's going to be supremely important," Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.), a top contender to replace outgoing House Foreign Affairs Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas), said in an interview after Trump addressed House Republicans last week.
69% : Crawford said he has had a good relationship with Trump for "quite a while" and noted that he and the president-elect share priorities such as investing in infrastructure through the surface transportation reauthorization bill.
60% : Wilson has at the same time praised Trump, saying the president-elect's recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demonstrated a "peace through strength" approach.
60% : Should Trump tap Thompson to serve in his administration, Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia would likely be next in line to fill the role.-- Meredith Lee HillOne of Trump's biggest supporters has a lock on being the chair of the Judiciary Committee:
58% : The extent to which allegiance to Trump carries the day will be a key first test of his hold on Congress, particularly since most of the races will be decided by secret ballot.
56% : In September, Thompson joined Trump for a campaign roundtable for farmers in Smithton, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Protecting America Initiative, led by Richard Grenell, who was acting director of national intelligence during the president-elect's first term, and former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, who has been nominated to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
55% : He endorsed Trump in 2016 and supported key decisions, such as the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
53% : Both are on the same plane when it comes to their relationship with Trump.
52% : Displayed outside of his office is a photo of Trump with his fist raised in the air after being shot at earlier this year.
51% : Trump is likely to get key parts of his education and workforce agendas through either lawmaker.
50% : He's also backed Trump amid his felony convictions and endorsed his foreign policy approach.-- Joe GouldRep. Sam Graves of Missouri, the current Transportation chair, is eyeing a challenge from Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas.
50% : Their relationship is a highly symbiotic one that enables Trump to reinforce his strong ties to rural America and the agriculture sector, while letting Thompson burnish his MAGA ties with GOP voters.
50% : "We've always won with the farmers," Trump said, seated next to Thompson.
50% : Jordan keeping the gavel will give Trump a staunch ally directing some of the biggest investigations of the House GOP majority, including a potential investigation into special counsel Jack Smith, who has led the federal investigations into Trump.-- Jordain CarneyReps. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky and Bob Latta of Ohio are competing to chair the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee, which has significant sway over health care and energy policy.
49% : Rouzer, the subcommittee chair on water resources and environment, didn't comment on any efforts to implement Trump-aligned policies.-- Chris MarquetteHouse Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson of Pennsylvania grew closer to Trump in the final months of the 2024 campaign, strengthening ties that are also cementing his chances to maintain his gavel next year.
48% : While Trump hasn't been particularly engaged in health care, the two men have signaled openness to reforms at public health agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health.
45% : He has a picture with Trump on Air Force One in his office.
39% : as Trump mentioned it during his 2019 State of the Union address.)
38% : Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina, a Ukraine Caucus co-chair, backs sustained U.S. support to Ukraine, a stance that diverges from Trump's.
37% : "I think he'll let things play out," Latta said when asked if Trump might put his finger on the scale in the race.
36% : The House Rules Committee tees up most GOP policy bills for the floor, making it a last-stop for Trump and his allies to try to influence legislation.
31% : Her 2016 withdrawal of support for Trump over the Access Hollywood tape is "water under the bridge" that won't affect her current relationship with him, said a House GOP aide granted anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.
23% : Barr's ties to Trump run deeper than Hill's.
13% : Graves has said that if he gets the waiver, he would work seamlessly with Trump as chair on a bill that focuses on hard infrastructure.
6% : Another contender, Rep. Brian Mast of Florida, served as the national chairman of Veterans for Trump, leading attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Waltz's claims about his military record and defending Trump against criticism he doesn't support troops.

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