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Jim Jordan elected House GOP leader
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was elected House Republican leader on November 13, 2024, following Speaker Mike Johnson's announcement that he would not seek the position of minority leader in the 120th Congress. Jordan, who chaired the House Judiciary Committee, received support from the Republican conference in the closed-door vote. The election took place after Republicans lost the House majority in the 2024 midterm elections.
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