Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, center, a nominee for speaker of the House, is seen on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol before he fell short of the votes to become speaker on Oct. 17, 2023.
, the far-right Ohio Republican came up embarrassingly short on Tuesday, prolonging the gridlock in the House until at least Wednesday.
With one of his allies out of town for a funeral Tuesday, Jordan could afford to lose only three Republican votes in the narrowly divided House. Mere minutes into the voting, he had already lost four. Ultimately, 20 Republicans backed others for the job, leaving Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries the top vote-getter at 212 votes, but still short of the 217 needed to win the job.
in the party’s conference meeting Monday evening, joined those calls for a speedy second vote as well. Several House Republicans“Until we can find clear consensus among the Republican Conference, it’s time to give expanded authority to Speaker Pro Tempore McHenry so the House can resume governing,” wrote Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a swing-district Republican who added that she planned to keep voting for McCarthy. es reaffirmed his support for a “bipartisan path forward.
Jordan, however, was still working to secure the votes he needed late Tuesday. He could be seen on the House floor chatting with McCarthy and then Granger after the vote. In the afternoon, some holdouts signaled they’d be open to backing Jordan, with one, California Rep. Doug LaMalfa, explicitly saying he would after having cast his ballot for McCarthy earlier in the day.a statement posted on X
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