Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford was appointed as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, Jan. 16.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has selected Republican Rep. Rick Crawford of Arkansas to be the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee after Rep. Mike Turner was ousted from the role Wednesday,

Another Arkansas congressman gets a powerful committee appointment, while another Trump-skeptic Republican gets the boot.

U.S. Representative Rick Crawford, who represents Arkansas' 1st Congressional District, has been selected to lead the House Intelligence Committee.

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., to serve as the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, one day after Johnson made the stunning decision to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, from the role.

The speaker replaced a Republican who had criticized the president-elect and broken with him on key issues, and who had drawn the ire and suspicion of those close to the president-elect.

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton and U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, two of Arkansas' six federal lawmakers, now serve in Congress' top roles overseeing the nation's intelligence efforts, responsibilities which involve receiving classified briefings on pressing international security issues.

First District Congressman Rick Crawford has been appointed as chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee. Crawford, who is a native of Jonesboro in Craighead County, called the appointment a huge responsibility and honor.

Arkansas Republican Rep. Rick Crawford succeeds Ohio GOP Rep. Michael R. Turner, whom the speaker removed a day earlier.

Representatives Rick Crawford and Steve Womack of Arkansas have been appointed to lead the House Intelligence Committee and a key Appropriations subcommittee, respectively.

There are three ways for a sitting senator or representative to be removed from Congress. Members of Congress do not face term limits, but they do face elections. Arkansas elected its latest House Representatives in 2024. Senate elections will be held Nov. 3, 2026.

Mike Johnson is expected to appoint Arkansas Representative Rick Crawford to replace Ohio's Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee. This move is purportedly not influenced by President-elect Trump.