House Republicans elect Jim Jordan to serve as minority leader next year

House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Jim Jordan as minority leader for the next Congress, in which the party’s ranks will be severely diminished after last week’s midterm elections.

The Ohio Republican defeated a longtime rival, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), in a competitive race for the job. The two have been jockeying for leadership positions for more than a decade, and both unsuccessfully tried to become speaker in 2023.