Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) slated to be the next chair of the House Homeland Security Committee

Garbarino won the nod from a panel of leaders in the House GOP on Monday night. Garbarino beat out four other contenders for the chairmanship in a vote by the House Steering Committee — a panel that includes members of Republican leadership and other elected regional representatives from across the conference.

The full GOP Conference, which typically greenlights the Steering Committee’s picks without issue, confirmed the selection Tuesday morning.
The position was opened up due to the departure of former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who had led the panel since 2023. Green’s resignation for an “opportunity in the private sector” — which he explicitly delayed until after passage of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” of tax cut and spending priorities — became official on Monday.

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.), and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had also sought the position. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had said the group had created “quite a horse race,” and later said every candidate was “highly qualified.”
(By our staff reporter) New York: A picture from GOP Event on Long Island (Seen in picture (From Right to Left) Rep. Andrew Garbarino, Sharanjit Singh Thind, former Commissioner , Nassau County HRC

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