WASHINGTON — He loves it.
Republican Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma took a unique approach to get some votes for his bid for House speaker on Monday.
Asking for support from his fellow Republican lawmakers, Hern delivered to their offices a “Dear Colleague” letter stapled to a bag containing two McDonald’s cheeseburgers.
The move was an apparent nod to his nickname “McCongressman” for his past as a McDonald’s franchisee. Hern once owned 18 of the fast food restaurants.
Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma handed out McDonald’s cheeseburgers to Republican lawmakers as part of his bid to become speaker of the House of Representatives.REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Hern is known as “McCongressman” because at one point he owned 18 McDonald’s franchises.Shutterstock
“My 35 years of experience as a business leader uniquely qualify me to lead a diverse Republican Conference and ensure we break the pattern of legislating in a perpetual state of crisis,” Hern wrote in his letter.
“Our Conference is at a crossroads. “We can choose to carry on as usual, or we can choose a speaker who did not come to Washington to be something, but to do something,” he added.
House Republicans will meet Monday night to decide who will be their next candidate for House speaker.
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