Jul 21, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Garbarino wins key vote in House Homeland Security Committee race

Kate Santaliz

Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., makes his way to a House Republican Conference on May 20. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images — Rep. Andrew Garbarino attends a House Republican Conference meeting on May 20. Photo by Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

The House Republican steering committee voted Monday to recommend Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) for chair of the powerful Homeland Security Committee.

Why it matters: Garbarino is set to helm oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, a position that places him at the center of President Trump's immigration policies.

The role will formally be decided in a vote of all House Republicans Tuesday morning, but the steering recommendation makes Garbarino likely to prevail.
Garbarino will succeed former Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), who formally resigned from Congress over the weekend.
Garbarino beat out Reps. Michael Guest (Miss.), Carlos Gimenez (Fla.) and Clay Higgins (La.) for the post.

The intrigue: Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) declined to publicly endorse a candidate before heading into steering.

Johnson has four of the 38 votes on the committee.
The New York Republican is a close ally of GOP leadership.

Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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