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It’s not just Beavis and Butthead

Or even Marge and Louis. Some lesser known House MAGA freaks to keep your eye on:

Scott Perry: Perry is the leader of the pack and has served as HFC chair since January 2022. The Pennsylvania Republican was elected to succeed the term-limited but still very active Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in late 2021.

Despite leading the House’s most conservative caucus, Perry represents a purple district and is listed as a vulnerable Republican target by the DCCC. He’s also a U.S. Army combat veteran.

Notably, Perry raised some eyebrows when he initially voted in support of the Democratic-led “Respect for Marriage Act,” which would require all states to recognize interracial and same-sex marriages lawfully performed in other states. Perry later reversed his vote from “yes” to “no,” citing that he had rushed to the floor to vote on the legislation and had made the “wrong choice.”

Chip Roy: Roy is the HFC’s policy chair and is the fiscal hawk of the group. He often rails against the $31 trillion national debt and congressional spending.

The Texas Republican was one of the chief negotiators during the speaker’s fight. He helped foster what the HFC describes as a “power sharing” agreement between McCarthy and the conference’s right flank in January, including allowing just one lawmaker to push to remove the speaker.

Roy also sits on the Rules Committee, a position he got as part of his negotiations with McCarthy. Alongside him are other fellow conservative Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)

The GOP leadership considers Roy among the more serious and trustworthy HFC leaders. He will be a key conduit between McCarthy and the right going forward.

Dan Bishop: Bishop has made a lot of noise this year. He was the first House Republican to come out with a motion-to-vacate threat against McCarthy after the debt-limit compromise.

The North Carolina Republican has been front and center on many of the HFC’s press conferences and was one of a handful of conservatives in and out of McCarthy’s office during debt limit negotiations.

Bishop served in the North Carolina state Senate before being elected to the House in 2018. He spearheaded the controversial “bathroom bill,” which asserted that people could only use bathrooms in government facilities that matched their assigned sex at birth. Portions of the bill were later repealed.

It’s rumored Bishop has ambitions to run for North Carolina attorney general.

Anna Paulina Luna: This Florida freshman is one of the handful of congressional newcomers who voted against McCarthy in the speaker’s fight. But, she’s made even more headlines as of late over a push to censure Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).

Luna was able to strike deals with about two dozen of her Republican colleagues who originally voted against the censure due to what they said was constitutional issues related to a $16 million fine that would’ve been imposed on Schiff.

The Air Force veteran represents Florida’s 13th District on the state’s Gulf Coast.

Andy Ogles: Ogles introduced articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over accusations that the office of the presidency has been “weaponized.”

The Tennessee Republican faced some controversy over embellishing parts of his resume, including claiming he was an economist. He later apologized for “misstating” elements of his college history.

It’s metastasizing.

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