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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) marched to reelection in Ohio’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, securing a 10th term in the House as speculation swirls about a whether ...
Jim Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chairman, will be heading back to Washington for another two years. The Associated Press called the race for Jordan around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday with around ...
Jim Jordan is facing an uphill climb to secure the 217 votes needed by Tuesday when the House is expected to bring a vote to the floor
Jordan was born in Troy, Ohio, the son of Shirley and John Jordan, and raised in Champaign County, Ohio. [8] He attended and wrestled for Graham High School, graduating in 1982. [9] He won state championships all four years he was in high school and compiled a 156–1 win–loss record. [10]
Jim Jordan's bid to be speaker fell short on his first ballot Tuesday. Two long-shot ways to end the gridlock are getting increased attention as the dysfunction intensifies.
The speaker of the House of Representatives is the House's presiding officer, and the position is explicitly established by the Constitution of the United States. [10] The House elects its speaker at the beginning of a new Congress (i.e. biennially after a general election) or when a speaker dies, resigns, or is removed from the position by a vote held during an active term.
It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan, the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee, who has represented the district since 2007. [ 4 ] As part of the 2010 redistricting process, it was redrawn from the previous district to stretch from Lima , to include the northwestern suburbs of Columbus , up to Tiffin and Elyria .
Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) predicted Wednesday that Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will become the next Speaker of the House, a spot currently vacant after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was ...