Rep. Jim Jordan, Freedom Caucus co-founder, is exploring run for House speaker
Source: The Washington Post
By Mike DeBonis April 13 at 8:55 AM
Rep. Jim Jordan, a prominent and polarizing conservative leader, is strongly considering a run for House speaker in a bid that could upend the race to succeed Paul D. Ryan.
Two Republican lawmakers said they had spoken with Jordan (R-Ohio) since Ryan announced his retirement Wednesday, and both said that they got the impression that Jordan would enter the race to lead the House GOP. The lawmakers spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.
Jordan, 54, is a former champion college wrestler who co-founded the House Freedom Caucus, a hard-line faction of about three dozen conservative lawmakers that could play a kingmaker role in any leadership race to come. Its members have been highly critical of the GOP leadership, especially after last months vote to pass a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill.
Should Jordan enter the leadership derby, it would immediately scramble a race that till now was shaping up to be a duel between House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.).
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rurallib
(62,474 posts)gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,754 posts)Botany
(70,633 posts)He is a real "piece of work." He makes me be embarrassed to be from Ohio.
I will always remember him yelling @ Hillary Clinton during Trey Gowdy's
bullshit hearings.
Ohiogal
(32,139 posts)Botany
(70,633 posts)I was very impressed by his career as an athlete and by his coaching
resume but all I can think of when I see or him is dumb fuck meat head.
awesomerwb1
(4,269 posts)All 3 mofos are faaar to the right. From here until January, this won't be good if Eddie Munster steps down.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)TheCowsCameHome
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dalton99a
(81,663 posts)riversedge
(70,399 posts)the Speaker role.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,402 posts)I thought Ryan is keeping the speaker job until the end of this congress, and all signs are the Repubs will be a well-deserved minority after that.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)sandensea
(21,706 posts)Every time his accountant does his books for him, the guy must need a Russian translator.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Trump opened the door to a massive roach infestation & they're still crawling out