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James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party .
- James Daniel Jordan, February 17, 1964 (age 59), Troy, Ohio, U.S.
- Jerry Nadler
Apr 19, 2024 · Jim Jordan (born February 17, 1964, Troy, Ohio, U.S.) Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, who is widely seen as one of the legislative body’s most conservative members. Jordan was first elected to Congress in 2006 and was instrumental in the founding of the House Freedom Caucus in 2015, becoming the first chair ...
- Looming college wrestling scandal. Jordan has been a polarizing figure on Capitol Hill over the last several years, and he has come under scrutiny for his previous job as a wrestling coach.
- Jan. 6 involvement. Jordan has been a longtime ally of Trump, who endorsed him for speaker, and he was involved in Trump's efforts to try to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
- Founding the Freedom Caucus. Jordan was a co-founder of the hard-line Freedom Caucus , which formed in 2015, and he was its first chairman until 2017. The Freedom Caucus developed a reputation for rebelling against traditional House Republican leadership and causing intraparty drama.
- Key player in the Benghazi hearings. Jordan served on the House committee that investigated the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, where four Americans were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens.
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Oct 17, 2023 · CNN —. There’s one main thing to know about Rep. Jim Jordan, the Ohio Republican who does not yet have the votes to become speaker of the House of Representatives. He’s a passive skeptic of ...
Oct 16, 2023 · Rep. Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, is the Republican nominee for speaker of the House. ... Ohio, has spent most of his adult life as a politician, becoming an Ohio state representative in 1995 ...
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- Kathryn Watson
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Oct 6, 2023 · Rep. Jim Jordan, who is poised to seek the House speakership for a third time on Friday, has been a key figure in House GOP-led investigations and made a name for himself as a staunch ally of ...
Dec 26, 2023 · Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, House Judiciary chairman and staunch ally of Donald Trump, meets with reporters about his struggle to become speaker of the House, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday ...
