On Wednesday, Rep. Jim Jordan, the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced that he would be pursuing the speakership following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) ouster from the post by eight Republican rebels led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Jordan, who is a member of the Freedom Caucus, told reporters that he would be running for the leadership post as multiple members consider the position, particularly Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA).
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Jordan spoke in favor of Speaker McCarthy during the vote to vacate the chair and is seen as a strong McCarthy ally while simultaneously being a strong conservative.
The Freedom Caucus member has already seen some support from his GOP colleagues while others have yet to make their allegiances clear including conservative stalwart Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) who said, "Jim is a friend, and I certainly think he brings a whole lot that this conference would be able to rally around, but we've got to all have a conversation and I'm not going to say who I'm supporting at this point. We're going to figure this out behind closed doors as a family."
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has already come out in support of a potential Speaker Jordan, writing on X/Twitter, "I support Jim Jordan for Speaker."
https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1709581259666530708
Matt Gaetz also motioned that he would support Jordan in his attempt to get the gavel, writing, "My mentor Jim Jordan would be great!"
https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1709399306333986874
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