Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) was hoping to be elected speaker of the US House of Representatives on Oct. 17, but it was not to be as 20 Republicans declined to back him. Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ejected from the position in a historic vote the previous week, and though Republicans then nominated Steve Scalise (R-LA) for the speakership, he stepped aside when it became clear he would not have the votes to win the gavel. Every Democrat in the House voted for his or her own leader, Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Jim Jordan Speakership Still in Doubt
In a sign that the contest is far from over, Jordan announced late Tuesday afternoon the House would not vote again that day. The assumption, then, is that he still has some work to do to get the Republicans who did not vote for him onboard.
It wasn’t going to be easy for Jordan, a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, to win over…
