Rep. Jim Jordan campaigns for House speaker

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U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan talks to reporters on Friday. Associated Press/Photo by J. Scott Applewhite

Rep. Jim Jordan campaigns for House speaker

Republicans voted in a closed-door meeting on Friday to nominate the conservative lawmaker from Ohio to replace former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the preferred candidate of former President Donald Trump. Republicans previously nominated House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., for the speakership. Scalise withdrew when it became clear he didn’t have the votes needed to win on the House floor.

What does Jordan need to win? He needs 217 votes in the House. The GOP only has 221 seats. At least 55 Republicans voted against his nomination on Friday. The House is expected to vote this week—as early as Tuesday.

Dig deeper: Read an in-depth report by Leo Briceno and Carolina Lumetta in The Stew about the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Lynde Langdon

Lynde is WORLD’s executive editor for news. She is a graduate of World Journalism Institute, the Missouri School of Journalism, and the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Lynde resides with her family in Wichita, Kan.

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