Jordan, a hard-line conservative and Trump ally who’s served in Congress for nearly two decades and currently chairs the House Judiciary Committee, secured the role in a secret ballot vote of 106-73.
“In these next two years, our job cannot be merely to spotlight how radical this new Democrat party is—offense, not defense, wins elections,” Jordan said in a letter to colleagues a day after Democrats scored a series of sweeping victories in the midterms. “Republican policies prioritize making Americans' neighborhoods safer, keeping more money in their pockets, and protecting enduring American values and freedoms. To restore our majority, we must restore voters' faith in our ability to deliver on these principles.”
Jordan called himself “battle-tested on the oversight front,” adding, “I know the Democrats' playbook.”
Scalise announced that he would run for House Minority Leader on the same day as Jordan.
Scalise, who has has served in Congress for nearly 20 years and held positions as the No. 2 or No. 3 Republican in the House for over a decade, similarly warned his party of what he called Democrats “radical ‘oversight’ agenda,” which he said will target key White House officials, President Donald Trump, and “extend far beyond the Oval Office. He vowed to in turn “discredit their ‘investigations’ and put them on defense.”
Minority leaders must only secure a simple majority within their own party’s House membership. To become Speaker of the House, meanwhile, a candidate must secure the backing of a majority of all those voting in the full lower chamber.
Scalise originally secured the House Republican conference’s nomination for the role at the time, beating Jordan, but later withdrew after failing to get enough support for a successful full House vote. Jordan, whose bid had been endorsed by Trump, then became the conference’s nominee, but he also failed to garner the needed backing on the House floor after three votes. Republicans ultimately rallied around Johnson, who gained both Scalise and Johnson’s votes en route to securing the position.
“This Democrat House majority will be led by the most radical and extreme leftists in American history,” he continued, adding, “We will continue pressing forward with our agenda of common sense, and our vision to make America great again—and come 2028, we WILL take back the House and we will finish the job.”
In the wake of the midterm elections, Trump, who said he had not asked Johnson to step down, lauded the Speaker’s leadership, calling him “fantastic.” The President also said that “we’ll stay out of it” when asked about the race for Congress’ next Minority Leader.
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