Crypto-Fan Tom Emmer’s Rise and Fall in the U.S. House Speaker Race Was Extremely Quick Rep. Tom Emmer, the No. 3 in U.S. House leadership, has been Mr. Crypto on Capitol Hill, so his brush with the speaker nomination gave a jolt of hope to the industry.

Who is Tom Emmer, the Latest Nominee for House Speaker? Mr. Emmer, the No. 3 Republican in the House, has pitched himself as a unity candidate, but some hard-right Trump supporters have said he was not supportive enough of the former president.

Emmer Is a Frontrunner as House Republicans Vote on a Speaker Nominee: Latest Updates House Republicans were meeting behind closed doors to grind through multiple votes to find a nominee for speaker, with several members vying for the post.