On November 10 local time, a CCTV reporter learned that U.S. House Republicans held an internal vote and elected Ohio Republican Representative Jim Jordan as House Republican leader for the next Congress by 106 votes to 73, defeating current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. This is Jordan’s third bid for a congressional Republican leadership post.
Jordan is a co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus and a key supporter of Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement. After Republicans suffered a major defeat in the midterm elections the previous week, current House Speaker Mike Johnson decided not to seek a leadership position. Jordan will lead the House Republican minority next year as Democrats control the House.
