Jim Jordan Defeats Steve Scalise to Lead House Republicans

House Republicans elected Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio as their next minority leader on November 10, choosing him over Majority Leader Steve Scalise in a 106-73 vote. Jordan will lead the Republican conference in the 120th Congress as Democrats take control of the House in January.

• The election took place by secret ballot during a closed-door Republican conference meeting.
• Jordan currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee and co-founded the House Freedom Caucus. He was first elected to Congress in 2006.
• Speaker Mike Johnson declined to seek the minority leadership position after Republicans lost their House majority in the midterm elections.
• Jordan previously sought the Republican leadership post in 2018 and unsuccessfully pursued the speakership in 2023.
• Democrats won control of both chambers, but their majorities remain below the two-thirds threshold required to override presidential vetoes. Most Senate legislation also requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.

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