For other people with a similar name, see James Jordan.
Jim Jordan
Official portrait, 2015
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Jerry Nadler
Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee
In office March 12, 2020 – January 3, 2023
Preceded by
Doug Collins
Succeeded by
Jerry Nadler
Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee
In office March 31, 2020 – June 29, 2020
Preceded by
Mark Meadows
Succeeded by
James Comer
In office January 3, 2019 – March 12, 2020
Preceded by
Elijah Cummings
Succeeded by
Mark Meadows
Chair of the House Freedom Caucus
In office October 1, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Mark Meadows
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2007
Preceded by
Mike Oxley
Member of the Ohio Senate from the 12th district
In office January 3, 2001 – December 31, 2006
Preceded by
Robert R. Cupp
Succeeded by
Keith Faber
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 85th district
In office January 3, 1995 – December 31, 2000
Preceded by
Jim Davis
Succeeded by
Derrick Seaver
Personal details
Born
James Daniel Jordan
(1964-02-17) February 17, 1964 (age 60) Troy, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Polly Jordan
(m. 1985)
Children
4
Education
University of Wisconsin–Madison (BS) Ohio State University (MA) Capital University (JD)
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2021) Two-time NCAA National Champion (wrestling)
Website
House website
Jim Jordan's voice
Jordan honors Neil Armstrong on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Recorded July 18, 2019
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Wisconsin Badgers
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
1985 Oklahoma City
134 lb
1986 Iowa City
134 lb
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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.
Jordan is a two-time NCAA national champion wrestler and a former college wrestling coach. In Congress, Jordan helped start the right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chair from 2015 to 2017, and as its vice chair since 2017. Jordan was a prominent critic of Speaker of the House John Boehner, who resigned under Freedom Caucus pressure in 2015.[1][2] He was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020, when he left to become the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, of which he became chair in 2023.
Jordan is a close ally of former president Donald Trump. During Trump's presidency, Jordan sought to discredit investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and staged a sit-in to prevent a Trump impeachment inquiry hearing over the Trump–Zelenskyy telephone controversy. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump tried to overturn the election, Jordan supported lawsuits to challenge the election results and voted not to certify the Electoral College results. He refused to cooperate with the U.S. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, which subpoenaed him on May 12, 2022.[3][4]
Jordan, who opposed Kevin McCarthy during his failed bid to succeed Boehner as speaker in 2015,[5] later become one of McCarthy's closest allies; Jordan supported McCarthy during the January 2023 Speaker of the House election.[6] After McCarthy was removed as speaker, Jordan stood in the October 2023 election to replace him. He became the second nominee of the House Republican Conference after Steve Scalise withdrew, but failed to win the speakership in three rounds of voting and had his nomination revoked.[7]
^Lizza, Ryan. "A House Divided". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
^Steinhauer, Jennifer (September 25, 2015). "John Boehner, House Speaker, Will Resign From Congress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^"Ohio Rep. Jordan rejects Jan. 6 panel request for interview". Associated Press. January 9, 2022. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^MacFarlane, Scott; Quinn, Melissa; Watson, Kathryn (May 12, 2022). "January 6 committee subpoenas 5 GOP lawmakers close to Trump, including McCarthy". CBS News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^"Kevin McCarthy Announces Run for Speaker of the House". The Atlantic. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^Beavers, Olivia (July 27, 2021). "How Jim Jordan went from 'legislative terrorist' to inside operator". Politico. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
^"House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one". AP News. October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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