House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated as the speaker designate in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with reporters as House Republicans meet again behind closed doors to find a path to elect a new speaker on Friday.Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been tapped to be the latest Republican nominee for House speaker, after the conference's initial nominee, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, failed to consolidate party support.
Jordan supporters generally believe he has an advantage in a public vote on the House floor where each member's vote will also be viewed as a test of their loyalty to Trump.Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a Jordan ally, was confident that the Ohio Republican could win the gavel on the floor but conceded it could take several rounds of voting."It's not popular to vote against Jim Jordan on the floor. He has the people's support.
Ahead of the conference meeting, Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., said he was not planning to vote for Jordan. In his view, Jordan undermined Scalise's nomination and didn't work hard enough to consolidate support for Scalise. "We are ready, willing and able to do so," Jeffries said."I know there are traditional Republicans who are good women and men who want to see government function, but they are unable to do it within the ranks of their own conference, which is dominated by the extremist wing. And that's why we continue to extend the hand of bipartisanship to them."
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