He is expected to carry the Republicans during the anticipated troubled times ahead.
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Split House Republicans chose Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio to be their head member on Tuesday, uplifting a fighting firebrand who has been a close associate of President Donald Trump as they recover from a devastating loss in the midterm elections.
The current chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Jordan will replace Speaker Mike Johnson next year, when Republicans are consigned to the minority and for practical purposes being rendered powerless. He will take over a testy and diminished conference that was already plagued by infighting before it lost control of the House.
According to a story by Fox News , Jordan, 62, who was chosen during a closed-door party meeting, will play a pivotal role in his party’s efforts to chart a path back to the majority. He will also head the Republicans’ efforts to defend Trump and his administration from an augured fusillade of congressional probes and oversight efforts from House Democrats.
Jordan, according to Fox News, bested Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., currently the House of Representatives’ No. 2 leader, in what’s believed to be a close race. Jordan received 106 votes to Scalise’s 73, sources in the room told Fox News Digital.
In addition, Tom Emmer, R-Minn, the House Majority Whip, also neatly beat Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, for the No. 2 leadership job of minority whip. The final vote count was 103 to 76, per sources.
“When Democrats offer more government, we’ll offer more freedom.” Rep. Jim Jordan lays out House Republicans’ message for the next two years after his reported victory in the race for minority leader. Jordan tells GOP colleagues they will fight for American families, promising to take that message to committee hearings, the House floor and the campaign trail every single day.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 10, 2026
Also, sources said House GOP Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., survived a challenge and kept her position.
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., a Jordan ally, told Fox News Digital the Ohio Republican “understands what we’re up against,” adding, “His ability to communicate is really kind of unrivaled by anybody else in the House right now.”
Jordan has long been among the House GOP’s brightest stars, rapidly gaining influence over the last decade as one of Trump’s most vocal supporters in Washington.
