Rep. Jim Jordan lost 20 Republicans to win just 200 votes, falling shy of the 217 needed to become speaker of the House.
on Tuesday, leaving the lower chamber without a leader for at least another day as he tries to cobble together enough support to win the gavel. in Tuesday's election, winning just 200 votes and falling short of the 217 needed to prevail. Democrats nominated Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who received 212 votes.
"Frankly, no one in our conference wants to see any type of coalition government with Democrats, so we're going to keep working and we're going to get to the votes," Jordan said. "I want a conservative Republican to be speaker," he said. Of the approach taken by Jordan's outside supporters, Gimenez said,"What you've done now, you've cemented my position … I am not going to be voting for Jim Jordan to be speaker of the House."
Jordan spokesperson Russell Dye said lawmakers should be prepared for another round of votes for House speaker after the Ohio Republican fell short of the 217 he needs to win the speakership. Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who did not run for reelection in 2022, received three votes and Reps. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, Mike Garcia of California, Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Thomas Massie of Kentucky each received one vote.Losing at least five Republican votes, Jordan is unlikely to win on the first round unless a Republican who voted against him flips their vote. Without a majority, the speaker contest is then forced into a second round of voting.
In his nominating speech, he lamented that the House has been"thrown into chaos" following the unprecedented removal of McCarthy and said the lower chamber has been"led to the breaking point" by extremism and partisanship. "We are at a time of great crisis across America, a time of historic challenges in this very chamber and a time when heinous acts of terror and evil have been committed against our great ally, Israel," the New York Republican said.
"You know, in some respects, any person who puts themselves in that position by negotiating with extremists and essentially giving power and emboldening extremists will be in the very same position that Kevin McCarthy was in," Escobar said. It's a continuation of Jordan's efforts in recent days, as he has slowly peeled away at members who were either undecided or were against his speakership. He can only afford to lose four Republicans and still win the election, and it appears he is short of votes at this point. Jordan reiterated Tuesday morning that he feels good about the floor vote and hopes he'll be speaker by the end of the day. He told reporters at the Capitol,"We need a speaker as soon as possible.
He appears to be just short but plans to barrel ahead with an afternoon vote to twist the arms of remaining holdouts with the public scrutiny of a roll call vote. The conventional wisdom or Vegas over-under seems to be 2.5 ballots. One key House GOP member who declines repeatedly to say how he'll vote is Rep. David Valadao, of California, whose district is close to former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's and is one of only two remaining House GOP members who voted to impeach Trump.
Wagner called Jordan a"nonstarter" last week, but said in a statement that he eased her concerns about government funding, border security and"consistent international support in times of war" during a conversation Monday morning.
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