House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

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• What to know about Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans' nominee for speaker
• A breakdown of Jim Jordan's failed first ballot for the speakership
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House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one - The Associated Press

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one.

Posted: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]

Earlier in the week, Jordan had nominally dropped out of the race he initially lost to Scalise, , during internal balloting. Attention swiftly turned to Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman and founder of the hard-line Freedom Caucus, as the next potential candidate after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly ended his bid when it became clear holdouts would refuse to back him. A closed-door meeting Thursday to regroup grew heated at times with Republican factions blaming one another for sending their majority into chaos, lawmakers said.

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With the congressional map redrawn after the most recent census, some races have been upended, with candidates choosing to run in new districts or remaining in less secure ones, and a few opting out altogether. The state is losing a seat for the first time in its history because of slowing population growth. WASHINGTON — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. A founder of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, Jordan’s run essentially collapsed in large part because more centrist Republicans are revolting over the nominee they view as too extreme and the hardball tactics being used to win their votes.

What to know about Rep. Jim Jordan, House Republicans' nominee for speaker

Meanwhile, L.A. County has largely elected Democrats — currently, 15 of 18 congressional seats are held by Democrats (two of the Republican-led districts are also largely made up of other counties). Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is making his first fundraising trip since passing Ukraine aid over the objections of the majority of his party, traveling to Texas to campaign for one of House conservatives’ biggest nemeses. The Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite its fractured majority, elect a new speaker and return to the work of Congress that has been languishing since hard-liners ousted Kevin McCarthy at the start of the month. Scalise has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is being treated, but he has also said he was definitely up for the speaker’s job. Attention swiftly turned to Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman and founder of the hard-line Freedom Caucus, as the next potential candidate after Majority Leader Steve Scalise abruptly ended his bid when it became clear holdouts would refuse to back him. Scalise has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer known as multiple myeloma and is being treated, but he has also said he was definitely up for the speaker’s job.

"It took McCarthy years to build relationships and to gain confidences and trust to get elected by his peers, and to think that somebody is going to be able to do it just in a couple of days or even a couple of weeks is unreasonable," he said. "Those folks who voted to vacate the chair knew this chaos would ensue. They're responsible for it." "When there is a vacancy in the office of speaker, I think the speaker pro tempore not only can act, they should act," he said, comparing it to how the vice president would occupy the presidency in the event of a vacancy.

Despite their differences, McCarthy said he asked Jordan to lead House Oversight and the Judiciary committees because of he was the right person for those positions. “That is who Jim Jordan is, and that’s what being a speaker is all about,” McCarthy said. McCarthy touted Jordan’s legislative record, including passage of a border security bill, saying Jordan sought to find compromise with members on the legislation.

However, doing so usually leads to actual and real consequences for members. In the Tuesday primary, the two candidates who receive the most votes move forward to the fall election, no matter their party affiliation; in most districts, the battle in the November general election will be between a Republican and a Democrat. The decision came as Jim Jordan failed on a third ballot for the House speaker's gavel, rejected by even more Republicans from the conservative mainstream who warned the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no threats or promises could win their support. House, leaving a major part of the government severely hobbled at a time of challenges at home and abroad.

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LaLota, whose top priority is keeping the government open, said he has spoken to Jordan about how to prevent a government shutdown and that he has "not yet been satisfied by his answer." And we need a speaker who can unite the whole conference,” he added. “To my knowledge we’re probably gonna pick up three or four more no votes second round. But we’ll see, I know Jim is working this hard,” Bacon told CNN.

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Steve Scalise got the most votes (eight) from Jordan defectors, all from districts won by Donald Trump in 2020. Patrick McHenry received six, five from districts won by Joe Biden. He said the goal is to move to a floor vote as soon as Tuesday. Jordan fell short of securing the speakership during the first round of voting yesterday with 20 Republicans voting against him. Republicans are discussing bringing forward a resolution to empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry if Jordan falls short on a second or third ballot today.

"We've got several depositions lined up next week and work that we need to do for the American people." Rep. Kay Granger and former Rep. Candice Miller each received one vote in Wednesday's roll call, but neither is a declared candidate. More than half a dozen Republican men have launched or are considering a speaker bid, but no women. The House’s slim margin is what led to McCarthy’s removal at the hands of a band of eight GOP rebels – and now a similarly sized group of House Republicans could block Jordan’s ascension, too. The last ask would be a hard sell for the Republican majority. The move could give Democrats an opportunity to seek some concessions from Republicans in exchange for their votes.

A “hodgepodge” of entrenched GOP lawmakers blocked Rep. Jim Jordan from winning the speaker’s gavel for a third time, raising more doubts about whether the Donald Trump-backed candidate can continue in the race. This was decided in a secret ballot vote behind closed doors. The vote total was 112 against Jordan remaining the speaker-designate and 86 in favor of him remaining. The ballot question was a direct “yes or no” on whether Jordan should remain. Jordan himself said in the room afterward that he would remove his name and drop out. “Congressman Sessions believes he can forge a positive path as a conservative leader who can unite the Conference.

Since California has the highest population in the country, it has 52 representatives, more than any other state. Along with Trump-fueled lies and misinformation, election officials are facing ‘paper terrorism,’ a deliberate attempt to gum up their works. California’s November election will feature seven statewide ballot measures. Sen. Alex Padilla, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom when Kamala Harris became vice president, appears twice on ballot, facing Republican attorney Mark Meuser. Once considered one of the most interesting races on the ballot, the race for top cop fizzled into a standard partisan contest over crime, abortion and gun control.

Some years ago, Jordan and his office denied allegations from former wrestlers during his time as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University who accused him of knowing about claims they were inappropriately groped by an Ohio doctor. Jordan and his office have said he was never aware of any abuse. Washington — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. In October 2023, Gonzales was one of 25 intransigent Republicans who blocked popular conservative Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) from becoming speaker. Jordan had won the House Republican Conference’s nomination, but the 25 Republicans blocking their conference’s nominee on the House floor prolonged the House’s gridlock and enabled Johnson eventually to win the gavel.

Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford) infuriated Central Valley conservatives when he voted to impeach Trump. California voters in 2022 will elect 52 members for its delegation in the U.S. Some of the district contests are expected to be among the nation’s most hard-fought — and expensive — as the Republican Party aims to take back control of Congress. Despite the slight reduction in the hiring pool, there are an unusual number of promising openings. Six incumbents have either opted not to seek their current position or — in the case of former Rep. Devin Nunes who is now CEO of former President Trump’s nascent social media company — left early.To comply with another H.R.