House Republicans chose Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio as their next leader on Tuesday, handing the party’s top House post to one of its most combative conservatives as it prepares for life in the minority.
Jordan beat House Majority Leader Steve Scalise 106 to 73 in a secret ballot of Republicans who will serve in the next Congress, according to reports from the closed-door meeting in Washington.
Jordan, 62, chairs the House Judiciary Committee and co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chairman. He takes the role when the next Congress begins on January 3, 2027.
Speaker Mike Johnson declined to run for the post after Democrats swept last week’s midterm elections and won majorities in both the House and Senate. Johnson is expected to return to the rank and file.
House Republicans also kept Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota as their whip for the next Congress. Democrats hold their own leadership elections next week.
Source: Reuters
