Summary
House Republicans chose Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan to lead their party in the next Congress, defeating current Majority Leader Steve Scalise by a vote of 106 to 73. Jordan’s selection follows Republican losses of more than 40 House seats in the midterm elections and Mike Johnson’s decision to step down from leadership.Key Facts
- Jim Jordan defeated Steve Scalise in a 106-to-73 vote, according to sources familiar with the tally.
- Jordan is a Republican from Ohio, a close ally of President Trump, and a hardline conservative.
- Republicans lost more than 40 House seats in the midterm elections.
- Mike Johnson is stepping down from House leadership and has not said whether he will remain in Congress.
- Jordan has chaired the House Judiciary Committee since 2023 and helped found the House Freedom Caucus.
- Scalise has held House Republican leadership positions since 2014 and became majority leader in 2023.
- Scalise was critically injured in a 2017 shooting at a congressional baseball practice and later said he was in remission from multiple myeloma.
