House Speaker John Boehner has announced the six members of the select Benghazi committee headed up by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C.
The list: Rep. Jim Jordan, Rep. Peter Roskam, Rep. Martha Roby, Rep. Susan Brooks, Rep. Mike Pompeo, and Rep. Lynn Westmoreland.
— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) May 9, 2014
" layout="responsive" width="600" height="480">Westmoreland (R-GA) was widely expected to be part of the panel, as he lead an informal group of House members focused on the Benghazi investigations.
Brooks (R-IN) is a former US Attorney appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2001 and was first elected to congress in 2012.
Pompeo (R-KS) is a Harvard Law graduate and also a member of the House Intelligence Committee who is familiar with handling classified intelligence.
Roby (R-AL) is a former attorney serving her second term in Congress.
Chief Deputy Whip Roskam (R-IL) is a member of the Republican leadership.
Jordan (R-OH) is the former chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the conservative caucus in the House.