GOP pushes for Say | Politics

House Republican Gene Ward called on Democrats in the state house Monday to get organized and reiterated that house Republicans are supporting Democrat Calvin Say for house speaker.

In a statement, Ward says:

"With our eight Republican votes, Rep. Calvin Say has seven more votes than necessary to keep the legislature from slowly shutting down which it has been for the past 10 weeks of gridlock."

Say would have to accept the Republican vote to retain leadership or find one more vote in the Democratic party.

The 2011 legislative session begins on Jan. 19.