House Republicans elect Rep. Jim Jordan to lead them in the minority after midterm losses

Summary

Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was elected on Tuesday 10 November to lead House Republicans in the minority, the LA Times, PBS NewsHour and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Jordan, who serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret ballot election of Republicans who will serve in the next Congress, by a vote of 106-73, according to the LA Times. In choosing Jordan over Scalise, House Republicans signaled a desire for fresh leadership after their biggest election losses in decades, The NY Times wrote, and TIME reported that Jordan beat out Majority Leader Scalise for the top House GOP position in the next Congress after Speaker Mike Johnson said that Johnson would not seek the role.

Latest: Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, was elected to lead House Republicans in the minority, defeating Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana 106-73 in a secret ballot election of Republicans who will serve in the next Congress, the LA Times reported, The NY Times writing that House Republicans signaled a desire for fresh leadership after their biggest election losses in decades, and TIME that Speaker Mike Johnson had said that Johnson would not seek the role.

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