In the second vote of the week, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R – Ohio) was elected Speaker by the Republican Conference. He beat challenger Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.). Jordan lost to Steve Scalise earlier in the week, who bowed-out late Thursday after it became clear he wouldn’t garner 217 votes.
Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, of Ohio, won the Democratic nomination for Speaker in this week’s next such vote. He defeated Rep. Austin Scott, a challenger from Georgia. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who bowed out later on Thursday after it became clear he would never receive the 217 votes, defeated Jordan earlier in the week. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, of Ohio, won the Democratic nomination for Speaker in this week’s following such vote. He defeated Rep. Austin Scott, a challenger from Georgia. Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who bowed out later on Thursday when it became clear he would never receive the 217 votes, defeated Jordan earlier in the week.
In the second vote of the week, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan (R – Ohio) was elected Speaker by the Republican Conference. He beat challenger Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.). Jordan lost to Steve Scalise earlier in the week, who bowed-out late Thursday after it became clear he wouldn’t garner 217 votes.
