{"id":2070579,"date":"2023-10-17T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-fails-to-elect-speaker-as-20-republicans-vote-against-jim-jordan\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T16:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T20:23:33","slug":"breaking-house-fails-to-elect-speaker-as-20-republicans-vote-against-jim-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-fails-to-elect-speaker-as-20-republicans-vote-against-jim-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: House fails to elect Speaker as 20 GOP members oppose Jim Jordan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-house-fails-to-elect-speaker-as-20-republicans-vote-against-jim-jordan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070579&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Breaking: House Fails to Elect Speaker as 20 Republicans Vote Against Jim Jordan<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-da-blasts-gov-newsom-for-not-stopping-release-of-convicted-killer\/\" title=\"Calif. DA blasts Gov. Newsom for not stopping release of convicted killer\">fell short<\/a> in\u200d his bid for the speakership on Tuesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-radical-prosecutor-nominee-faces-mounting-opposition\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Radical Prosecutor Nominee Faces Mounting Opposition\">facing opposition<\/a> from 20 members of his own party.<\/p>\n<p>After the historic removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker, Jordan emerged as the leading candidate to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>However, Jordan needed 217 Republican \u2062votes to secure the position.<\/p>\n<p>He was nominated by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, \u200dwho called on the GOP conference to elect him as a strong leader against the Biden\u200b administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">  Rep. Elise Stefanik \u200cgives speech nominating Jim Jordan for Speaker:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJim Jordan will be We the People\u2019s Speaker for such a\u200c time as this\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zZzbgXr0FK\">pic.twitter.com\/zZzbgXr0FK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1714325179420000737?\">October\u200d 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the first round of voting, Jordan faced opposition\u2062 from House Republican\u200c members \u200dwho voted against his speakership bid.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u2063 members voted for McCarthy, while others supported Rep. Mike Garcia of California and former House Republican\u2064 Lee Zeldin.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana also received a significant number\u2064 of votes.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan could only afford to \u2062lose four members of his own party, but the \u2064number of those opposing him\u2064 quickly\u2063 surpassed that threshold.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">7 House GOP JORDAN No Votes:<br \/>\n1.Don Bacon \u2013 (R-Neb.) \u200cMcCarthy<br \/>\n2.Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) \u2013 McCarthy<br \/>\n3.Anthony D\u2019Esposito (R-NY) \u2013\u2063 Zeldin<br \/>\n4.Mario Diaz Balart (R-Fl.)\u2013 Scalise<br \/>\n5.Jake Ellzey (R-Texas) \u2013 Mike Garcia<br \/>\n6.Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) \u2013 Zeldin<br \/>\n7. Gimenez (R-Fl.) \u2013 McCarthy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olivia_Beavers\/status\/1714328536054423833?\">October\u200c 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">9 \u200dGOP No votes for Jim Jordan thus far:<\/p>\n<p>Bacon \u2013 McCarthy<br \/>\nChavez-DeRemer \u2013 McCarthy<br \/>\nD\u2019Esposito \u2013 Zeldin<br \/>\nDiaz Balart \u2013 Scalise<br \/>\nEllzey \u2013 Garcia<br \/>\nGarbarino \u2013\u200b Zeldin<br \/>\nGimenez \u2013 McCarthy<br \/>\nGonzales \u2013 Scalise<br \/>\nGranger \u2013 Scalise<\/p>\n<p>He\u2064 will not be Speaker after the 1st round <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mS5zlquJsr\">https:\/\/t.co\/mS5zlquJsr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC_Draino\u200b (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1714330691289178197?\">October \u200c17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lawler \u2013 McCarthy<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DC_Draino\/status\/1714330970956988524?\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">14 Republicans now voting against Rep. Jim \u2063Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katherine Faulders \u2063(@KFaulders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KFaulders\/status\/1714333342261203061?\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Here are the 20 Republicans that just\u200c voted against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan?\">@Jim_Jordan<\/a> for Speaker on the first ballot:<\/p>\n<p>Bacon (NE)<br \/>\nBuck (CO)<br \/>\nChavez-Deremer (OR)<br \/>\nD\u2019Esposito (NY)<br \/>\nDiaz-Balart (FL)<br \/>\nEllzey (TX)<br \/>\nGarbarino (NY)<br \/>\nGimenez (FL)<br \/>\nGonzales (TX)<br \/>\nGranger (TX)<br \/>\nJames (MI)<br \/>\nKelly (PA)<br \/>\nKiggans\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1714336557836939461?\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although Democrats voted for Hakeem Jeffries of New York as speaker, they \u200ddid \u200bnot have enough votes to secure the position.<\/p>\n<p>This initial\u200c vote for Jordan mirrors McCarthy&#8217;s previous bid \u200bfor the speakership, which took 15 rounds of voting before a compromise was reached.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy made\u200c history as the first House speaker to\u2062 be removed from his position by a motion to vacate in the middle of\u200d his \u200dterm.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Founder:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Silicon \u200dValley and the Big \u2062Tech\u200d tyrants have done everything they \u2064can to put The Western Journal out of business. 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We \u2063are dedicated to providing you with accurate, up-to-date information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/openthebooks-exposes-covid-relief-fraud\/\" title=\"OpenTheBooks Exposes COVID Relief Fraud\">latest political developments<\/a>. Our team of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-house-fails-to-elect-speaker-as-20-republicans-vote-against-jim-jordan\/\" title=\"Breaking: House fails to elect Speaker as 20 GOP members oppose Jim Jordan.\">journalists \u200dwork tirelessly<\/a> to \u2064bring you \u200dthe most comprehensive \u200bcoverage possible.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In today&#8217;s breaking news, \u200cwe bring you the \u2062update on the election for the speaker of the \u200dHouse. Republican Rep. Jim \u200cJordan\u200c of Ohio has failed to secure the\u200d position as 20 \u2064members of his \u2062own party voted against him.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following the removal of Kevin McCarthy as \u2063speaker, Jordan emerged as the frontrunner to replace him. However, he needed 217 Republican \u2064votes\u200d to secure \u200dthe position, a number he \u2063fell short\u200b of.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jordan was nominated by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who \u2064cited his strong leadership against the Biden administration as the reason for her support. However, despite her endorsement, Jordan faced opposition from \u200dseveral House Republicans who voted against his speakership\u2063 bid.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several \u2064other \u200bcandidates also received support from Republican members, including \u200dMcCarthy, Rep. Mike \u200cGarcia of California, and \u200bformer House Republican\u2062 Lee Zeldin. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana also \u200creceived a significant number of votes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jordan could only afford to lose four members of his own party, but the \u2064number of those opposing him quickly\u200c surpassed that threshold. As a result,\u2064 he was unable\u2062 to secure the\u2064 position in \u2062the first round of voting.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the Democratic side, Hakeem Jeffries of New York received their votes for\u200b speaker, but they\u2063 did not have enough votes to secure the position. It<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio fell short in his bid for the speakership, lacking support from 20 fellow Republicans. Following Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s removal as speaker, Jordan emerged as the frontrunner. 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