Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio will be the next House minority leader after a conference-wide election Tuesday afternoon.
Jordan beat Rep. Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73, according to multiple reports.
The two announced their candidacies last week in competing “Dear Colleague” letters after Speaker Mike Johnson decided against running for the position.
Jordan is a co-founder and former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus and the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He touted his experience in his letter to members last week, casting himself as “battle-tested on the oversight front.”
The experience will serve the GOP well in the 120th Congress, when Democrats will hold a commanding majority and are already discussing investigations and impeachments.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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[ H/T The Daily Signal ]
