Jim Jordan forced out of House speaker race after losing secret ballot Jim Jordan

Table Of Content

• Trump endorses Jim Jordan as House speaker
• Jordan is a founder of the Freedom Caucus
• Sen. Kennedy: President Biden Has Jumped the Title IX Shark Opinion
• Jim Jordan fails on third vote for House speaker after losing more GOP support
• Who is Patrick McHenry and what is the speaker pro tempore?
• Rep. Payne to miss vote
• What happened in the second round of voting?

Jordan spent the weekend trying to rally holdouts to his side and ensure he can get to 217 votes on the House floor. Democrats are standing firm in their refusal to bail out the House Republican majority as it struggles to elect a new speaker 10 days after booting McCarthy. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., said in an interview on "Meet the Press NOW" that the pressure campaign to support Jordan for speaker is "working on some" lawmakers, but said he still plans to vote for McCarthy. Jordan is within 5 to 10 Republican votes away from securing the necessary 217 votes to get elected speaker of the House, according to Rep. Larry Bucshon, R-Ind., and a second source familiar with the matter. Massie credited the votes Jordan has picked up so far to conversations Jordan had with members over the weekend, and not outside pressure from his allies. We’re still waiting on a handful of lawmakers to vote — and remember, lawmakers technically are allowed to change their votes before the gavel falls.

Trump endorses Jim Jordan as House speaker

His combative style and distaste for compromise has tormented past G.O.P. speakers. Despite his support for Kevin McCarthy in the 2023 Speaker of the House of Representatives election, including nominating McCarthy on the second ballot, Jordan was nominated on the second ballot by Representative Matt Gaetz. He received 19 votes, enough to deny McCarthy the speakership in the second round.[67] Jordan was nominated again on the third ballot by Chip Roy.[68] He won 20 votes in the third ballot, with Byron Donalds switching from McCarthy to Jordan.

Jordan is a founder of the Freedom Caucus

Johnson's allies pleaded with the speaker in April to change the rules to beat back Greene's effort and any other possible future removal threats. But Johnson has announced the House will continue to operate under it's existing set of rules. Johnson long dithered on the issue under intense pressure from conservatives but the speaker made a remarkable change of attitude, particularly with funding Ukraine. But Democrats urged Republicans to abandon Mr. Jordan and their tortured efforts to choose a leader and form a coalition government with them.

Sen. Kennedy: President Biden Has Jumped the Title IX Shark Opinion

Jordan won the support of 124 of his Republican colleagues, according to lawmakers. His total surpassed Scalise's tally of 113 from two days ago but still fell far short of the 217 votes that will likely be needed to win the speakership on the House floor. Rep. Austin Scott, a seven-term Georgia Republican, launched a last-minute protest candidacy before Friday's meeting and won roughly 80 votes. Supporters of Jordan, who secured 99 votes during the first secret ballot vote earlier this week, have suggested he can win the gavel, though his candidacy was already running into resistance from moderate Republicans before his nomination.

Jim Jordan fails on third vote for House speaker after losing more GOP support

Miller-Meeks may have been one of those who tried to give Jordan one shot at the gavel. In a closed-door conference meeting the other night, she expressed frustration and anger with his pressure tactics. Victoria Spartz of Indiana is one Republican to watch — she voted against Jordan on Tuesday.

Who is Patrick McHenry and what is the speaker pro tempore?

Jim Jordan rejected in first round of House speaker vote - The Associated Press

Jim Jordan rejected in first round of House speaker vote.

Posted: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

With a number of Republicans speaking out against him, Jordan has work to do in order to secure the 217 votes necessary to win a majority of the whole House. Republicans have tapped Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to be their latest nominee for House speaker, one day after the conference's initial nominee, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, failed to consolidate party support. 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.

Scalise drops out of race for speaker of the House, leaving Congress in limbo

He wrote to his GOP colleagues in a letter Wednesday, in which he praised the work House Republicans have done so far this Congress but said more has to be done. McCarthy responded to the vote, hitting at Republicans who voted in favor of removing him as House speaker. "It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for and it's not the Republican Conference," Gaetz said in a speech on the House floor when announcing the motion. Gaetz led the charge to have McCarthy ousted as House speaker, proposing the initial motion to vacate the position shortly after McCarthy negotiated a stopgap funding bill to prevent a government shutdown that was backed by the Democrats. Hayes mocked an email that a staffer on Sean Hannity’s prime-time show sent to Republican lawmakers on the fence or outright opposing the Donald Trump-backed Jordan to replace ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). House Republicans have selected Rep. Jim Jordan as their nominee for Speaker of the House.

Rep. Payne to miss vote

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the majority whip, has been floated as a speaker candidate and even received a handful of votes on the floor. When asked Friday afternoon if he were getting into the race, he replied, "Too soon." About a dozen lawmakers have said they are running or strongly considering a run for the speakership, and some of them have, in fact, already received votes on the House floor in the last week, including Tom Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, and Byron Donalds of Florida. Jordan, known as a conservative firebrand, indicated that he would be open to seeking the speaker's gavel shortly after McCarthy told House Republicans he would not try to regain his position atop the lower chamber. Asked if he would run Tuesday, Jordan told reporters, "that's a decision for the conference." House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Rep. Kevin Hern, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, could also jump into the speaker's race.

The Ohio Republican said at a news conference that Republicans need to consider why voters sent them to Congress. The House was called into session for the third round of voting on Jim Jordan for speaker of the House. McCarthy touted Jordan’s legislative record, including passage of a border security bill, saying Jordan sought to find compromise with members on the legislation. He also claimed Democrats were voting against Jordan because they opposed the bill. The freshman New York Republican told NBC News that he supported Jordan previously because he "felt he could unify the conference." Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., voted for Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., for the third time.

In the first floor vote of the speakership election, on Tuesday, 20 House Republicans opposed Jordan, leaving him far short of the 217 votes needed to capture the top job. Because of Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House, Jordan could only afford four defections within his conference and still ascend to the speakership. When Scalise had been the GOP nominee for speaker earlier this month, Jordan had offered to give his nominating speech. A huge faction of Jordan’s current opposition within the GOP conference is made up of Scalise supporters, and Jordan allies are frustrated that the majority leader hasn’t done more to bring members onto Jordan’s side.

Scalise and Jordan launch bids for House speaker after McCarthy ouster - CNN

Scalise and Jordan launch bids for House speaker after McCarthy ouster.

Posted: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Jordan, who is the chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, jumped into the race first, telling reporters on Capitol Hill that support for his bid for the gavel appears "strong" based on the messages he's received from fellow House Republicans. He said the key priority for the next speaker is to unite the highly fractured GOP conference. Two other Republicans who voted for Mr. Jordan on Tuesday switched on Wednesday to supporting committee chairs. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa, who spoke out against Mr. Jordan during a closed-door meeting of Republicans, cast her ballot for Representative Kay Granger of Texas, the Appropriations Committee chairwoman. Representative Pete Stauber of Minnesota voted for Representative Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, the chairman of the Natural Resources Committee on which both men sit.

“He’s within 5-10 votes probably,” Bucshon told NBC News on Monday, adding that he’s optimistic Jordan can get the votes on the first ballot, but that there may be multiple ballots. Stauber brings us to four lawmakers voting against Jordan on this ballot who didn’t on the first. Jordan has flipped one holdout so far, and we’re all waiting to see if Victoria Spartz of Indiana, who previously voted against Jordan, shows up to vote. Representative Doug LaMalfa of California had said after voting against Mr. Jordan on the first ballot that he was prepared to support him on the second time around.