Jim Jordan snags top job as Republicans vote to shake up leadership after devastating midterms

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has won his bid to become the top Republican in the House next term.

Opposed by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), Jordan reportedly won the secret-ballot race for House Republican minority leader on Tuesday 106-73. Jordan’s experience as Judiciary Committee chairman may have contributed to his win, with subpoena and impeachment threats already flying after Democrats’ midterm victory.

‘Jim is exactly the right man for the job to fight back against the radical, crazy agenda of Democrats.’

Jordan promised party unity and campaigned on his familiarity with Democrats’ tactics in the House.

“I am battle-tested on the oversight front, and I know the Democrats’ playbook,” Jordan wrote in a letter to other House Republicans prior to his win. “I know what it will take