Source: Mark Barrett, ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 4/11/18


House Speaker Paul Ryan's decision to leave the chamber he now leads could clear a path for Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Lincoln, to win a more powerful position in the House. It has also fueled speculation that the man who represents the rest of Western North Carolina in the House, Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Transylvania, would seek the speaker's job, although Meadows and a spokesman quickly said Meadows has no interest in it.

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