House Republicans elected Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio as their next minority leader on November 10, choosing him over Majority Leader Steve Scalise in a 106-73 vote. Jordan will lead the Republican conference in the 120th Congress as Democrats take control of the House in January.
- The election took place by secret ballot during a closed-door Republican conference meeting.
- Jordan currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee and co-founded the House Freedom Caucus. He was first elected to Congress in 2006.
- Speaker Mike Johnson declined to seek the minority leadership position after Republicans lost their House majority in the midterm elections.
- Jordan previously sought the Republican leadership post in 2018 and unsuccessfully pursued the speakership in 2023.
- Democrats won control of both chambers, but their majorities remain below the two-thirds threshold required to override presidential vetoes. Most Senate legislation also requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
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