Rep. Jim Jordan nominated for House speaker, but falls short of total votes needed

Rep. Steve Scalise withdrew his nomination for House speaker after it became he would not have the 217 GOP votes need to secure the gavel.

House Republicans on Friday nominated Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for speaker of the House of Representatives.

But after nominating Jordan, the conference took a second secret ballot vote, to gauge support for Jordan now that he was nominee. On this vote, Jordan came away with 152 votes for him, and 55 against, far short of the 217 he would need in a formal vote on the House floor."Our conference still has to come together and is not there," Scalise said after withdrawing his nomination Thursday."There are still some people that have their own agendas.

The lower chamber is effectively in a state of paralysis, unable to move forward with urgent business until a House speaker is elected.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

NBCDFW /  🏆 288. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

House speaker live updates: Jim Jordan and Georgia Rep. Austin Scott to vie for Republican nominationThis is additional taxonomy that helps us with analytics
Read more »

GOP shifts attention to Rep. Jim Jordan as House speaker, but not all Republicans agreeA day to celebrate the smaller-sized version of Bigfoot happens each year in Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Read more »

Rep. Malliotakis: Maybe Jim Jordan Can Get to 217 VotesRep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., expressed her frustration Thursday night in the aftermath of Steve Scalise, R-La., dropping out of the House speaker's race. Malliotakis said she initially supported Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy's successor. ...
Read more »

Rep. Malliotakis: Maybe Jim Jordan Can Get to 217 VotesRep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., expressed her frustration Thursday night in the aftermath of Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., dropping out of the House speaker's race.
Read more »

Jim Banks Says GOP Should Elect Jim Jordan SpeakerRep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said House Republicans should rally around House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for speaker. Banks released a statement Thursday night supporting Jordan shortly after House No. 2 Steve Scalise, R-La., removed his name from the running. ...
Read more »