Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., will resign shortly as chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of the chamber’s most conservative members, after losing his primary election.
Good told reporters Monday that he had submitted his resignation to the caucus board, but didn’t provide a timeline for his official resignation as chairman.
Sources familiar with the matter, however, told news outlets that Good’s resignation would become official by week’s end.
In June, Good lost his primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District to his challenger, state Sen. John McGuire.
McGuire had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump working on his behalf, as well as the political apparatus of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
The challenger had a 374-vote lead over Good before the primary headed for a recount. That recount solidified McGuire’s victory…
