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House Speaker Election

Jordan Loses Secret Ballot to Remain
G.O.P. Nominee for Speaker
The House plunged further into chaos after Republicans voted to
drop Representative Jim Jordan as their nominee for the
speakership. Mr. Jordan on Friday was unable once again to win
over opponents who have denied him this week.
Oct. 20, 2023 Updated 4:53 p.m. ET
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Representative Jim Jordan in the House chamber on Friday. Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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Luke Broadwater Reporting from the Capitol
Here’s what to know about the speaker fight.
Representative Jim Jordan’s defeat left the party with no consensus on a way
forward. Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Republicans cast aside their latest nominee for House speaker on

Friday, rejecting Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio during a secret
ballot vote, leaving them once again to search for a new leader
amid raging personal and political recriminations.
The rejection came hours after Mr. Jordan, his support ebbing,
failed on a third floor vote to win the speakership. His defeat left
the party with no consensus on a way forward and the chamber
paralyzed in the face of growing pressure to get back to business as
war raged overseas and a government shutdown grew nearer.
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5 hours ago
A spokesman for Kevin McCarthy says he is endorsing Tom

Emmer, the Republican whip, as the next speaker.
5 hours ago
Catie Edmondson Reporting from the Capitol
About a dozen lawmakers have said they are running or strongly

considering a run for the speakership, and some of them have, in
fact, already received votes on the House floor in the last week,
including Tom Emmer, the No. 3 House Republican, and Byron
Donalds of Florida.
5 hours ago
Ben Shpigel
So far, the Republican candidates for speaker include Kevin Hern of

Oklahoma, Austin Scott of Georgia, Jack Bergman of Michigan and
Byron Donalds of Florida.
5 hours ago
Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana is making calls about a

potential speaker bid, according to a spokeswoman.
5 hours ago
Robert Jimison Reporting from the Capitol
Representative Byron Donalds of Florida is entering the race for

speaker, his office said.
5 hours ago
Representative Jack Bergman of Michigan announces a run for

speaker on X.
5 hours ago
Another speaker candidate, Representative Austin Scott of

Georgia, announces his candidacy on X formerly known , as Twitter.
6 hours ago
Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House

Republican, has begun making calls about a bid for speaker,
according to a person familiar with the matter.
Kenny Holston/The New York Times
6 hours ago
Nick Nehamas
Speaking to reporters on Friday after a campaign event in South

Carolina, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida accused House Republicans
of engaging in “palace intrigue” instead of “delivering results.”
“Look, I think unfortunate that these guys can’t get their act
it’s
together,” said Mr. DeSantis, a Republican running for president
who once served in the House. “It’s like the gang that can’t shoot
straight. They’ve been running around like chickens with their
heads cut off. It’s not inspiring confidence. There’s a lot of theater.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Carl Hulse Reporting from the Capitol
Basically, Republicans are going back to the drawing board in their

search for a speaker. That opens up the door to numerous
contenders, starting with McCarthy, Scalise and McHenry if they
are interested, along with some House Republicans who are far
from household names.
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Oct. 20, 2023

Kayla Guo Reporting from the Capitol
Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, the temporary

speaker, said House Republicans would return Monday night for a
candidate forum, with the goal of bringing a nominee to a floor vote
on Tuesday — a schedule some denounced as too delayed. But
McHenry said he set that schedule because “we need space and
time for candidates to talk to other members.” He added, “It’s fair
to say that Leader Scalise wasn’t given adequate time.”
Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times
Oct. 20, 2023

McHenry added that committees were still working, including

the Armed Services, Appropriations and Intelligence panels,
which have been briefed on the Biden administration’s aid
request for Israel. “The goal there for our committees is to be
ready to respond legislatively once we have a duly elected
speaker of the House,” he said. “And it’s my goal to be talking
to you at this time next Friday as chairman of the Financial
Services Committee.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, who voted against

Jordan on the third ballot, said that Jordan told his fellow
Republicans after the vote that if they wanted to start the process
over, he would support their decision. He received a standing
ovation.
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee said it was “absurd” that

Republicans were going home for the weekend instead of
restarting the process immediately. He added that a majority of the
members in the conference shouted “No!” when the schedule was
announced. “We’re not done, and we shouldn’t be leaving,” he said.
Oct. 20, 2023

Meanwhile, it’s hard to overstate how spitting mad conservatives

are. Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida says Jordan was “knifed
by secret ballot, anonymously, in a closed-door meeting in the
bowels of the Capitol.” Gaetz says, “This was truly swamp tactics
on display.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Jen Kiggans of Virginia, who had voted against

Jordan, calls the vote to remove him as the party’s nominee for
speaker a “step in the right direction” and says, “We’ve got to find
a way to unify and go forward.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, second from right, is

bemoaning Jordan’s defeat, saying Jordan was the only lawmaker
who could keep the right flank of the party in line.
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma said he would run for the

speakership. His name had been floated when it became clear
Jordan didn’t have the votes. Hern said he brought a “different
perspective” and believed he could unite the conference.
Oct. 20, 2023

There’s lots of chatter about Representative Byron Donalds of

Florida potentially running for the speakership. He said he “didn’t
know” what he’d do, but he didn’t rule it out.
Oct. 20, 2023

“We will have to go back to the drawing board,” former Speaker

Kevin McCarthy says.
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Oct. 20, 2023

There will be another candidate forum on Monday night to

determine the next speaker nominee, says Representative
Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan addressed lawmakers afterward and was “very gracious,”

Representative Pat Fallon of Texas said.
Oct. 20, 2023

Jim Jordan has lost an up-or-down vote in conference, several

members say.
Oct. 20, 2023

House Republicans are now voting behind closed doors on whether

they want Jim Jordan to continue as their nominee for speaker,
according to a person familiar with the meeting.
Oct. 20, 2023

House Republicans are about to meet behind closed doors in the

basement to try to figure out next steps.
Oct. 20, 2023
Frustration among House Democrats is growing, too. More than

two weeks have passed without a speaker, thwarting any ability of
the House to take up legislation in the midst of two wars overseas
and a looming government shutdown. The Democrats see both a
Jordan speakership and continued chaos among House
Republicans as threats to American trust in governance.
“It’s so sad,” said Representative Andy Kim of New Jersey. “They
have a lot of real existential problems over there. But in the
meantime, it’s the country that’s hurting.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, one of the holdouts,

says: “There’s nothing that people can give us. There’s nothing
that people can trade. That’s not what this is about.”
Oct. 20, 2023
Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida, another Jordan

holdout, said their stance was based on principle. “There’s
nothing we want,” he said, “so there’s nothing he can offer us.”
Gimenez added that grinding through more ballots will only
lose Jordan support, and that some members may leave
Washington for the weekend, shaking up Jordan’s math.
Oct. 20, 2023
The eight Republicans led by Matt Gaetz of Florida, left, who voted
to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker have sent a letter to their
colleagues saying they are willing to accept some form of
punishment if that will move holdouts to vote in favor of Jim
Jordan.
Oct. 20, 2023

Patrick McHenry gavels the House into a recess after declaring the
words we’ve become increasingly accustomed to hearing: “A
speaker has not been elected.”
House TV via Reuters
Oct. 20, 2023

McHenry somewhat sheepishly reads aloud that he received six

votes for speaker. He has telegraphed repeatedly that he is not
interested in the job.
Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan won a total of 194 votes, McHenry says. It’s Jordan’s lowest
number yet.
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Tom Kean of New Jersey says in a statement that

he changed his vote because “it has become evident that Chairman
Jordan does not and will not have the votes to become speaker.” He
also says, “The People’s House must govern.”
Oct. 20, 2023

This is a slowly building wall of opposition to Jordan’s candidacy.

Twenty Republicans opposed him on the first ballot and 22 on the
second, and it appears he will lose 25 on this third ballot.
Lawmakers are able to change their votes if they choose before the
vote is closed.
Oct. 20, 2023

Three Republicans so far have flipped their votes to oppose Jordan,

all hailing from districts Biden won in 2020: Brian Fitzpatrick of
Pennsylvania, Marc Molinaro of New York and Tom Kean of New
Jersey. And the total number of votes against Jordan has now
climbed to 25: Pete Stauber of Minnesota backed
Bruce Westerman of Arkansas, and Steve Womack of Arkansas
voted for Scalise.
Oct. 20, 2023

Mike Simpson of Idaho backs Scalise.
Oct. 20, 2023

John Rutherford of Florida goes for Scalise. That’s 22 against

Jordan.
Oct. 20, 2023

So far Jordan has not flipped any of the holdouts his way. Instead,
three Republicans are newly opposing him.
Oct. 20, 2023

The object of this vote from the perspective of Jordan’s opponents

is show him he has no path forward and is in fact losing support.
to
There are no concessions he can make to change their minds. The
bleeding could easily get worse if he insists on forcing the whole
House to take vote after vote.
Oct. 20, 2023

Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa votes for Patrick McHenry,

making her Jordan’s 20th no vote. She had received death threats
from grassroots Republican voters after a pressure campaign by
Jordan’s camp.
Oct. 20, 2023

Marc Molinaro of New York, another Biden-district Republican,

flips and votes for Zeldin.
Oct. 20, 2023

McCarthy briefly chats with Lawler, once thought as a possible flip

in Jordan’s favor. But he did not end up going that route.
Oct. 20, 2023

Mike Lawler of New York goes for McHenry, adding another no

vote for Jordan. Lawler cast votes for McCarthy in the last two
ballots.
Oct. 20, 2023

Nick LaLota of New York goes with Lee Zeldin again, too. Band of
New Yorkers.
Oct. 20, 2023

McCarthy is now working the floor, speaking with the holdouts

Mario Diaz-Balart and Kay Granger.
Oct. 20, 2023

John James of Michigan votes for Byron Donalds, standing firm in

his opposition to Jordan.
Oct. 20, 2023

Tom Kean of New Jersey is the second flip of the day, voting for
McCarthy after previously supporting Jordan. He’s a frontliner,
representing a Biden district.
Oct. 20, 2023

Kay Granger of Texas, the chairwoman of the Appropriations

Committee, sticks with Scalise.
Oct. 20, 2023

An ode ingenuity of Ohio’s Wright brothers that Jordan

to the
offered news conference this morning does not seem to
at his be
paying dividends in terms of converting the holdouts so far.
Oct. 20, 2023

Carlos Gimenez of Florida and Tony Gonzales of Texas are also

against Jordan. Up to 12.
Oct. 20, 2023

Andrew Garbarino of New York votes for Zeldin. That’s 10 against

Jordan.
Oct. 20, 2023

Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a frontline Republican

representing a Biden-won district, is the first flip of the day. He
votes for Scalise after supporting Jordan in the last two ballots. He
had supported empowering Patrick McHenry, the speaker pro
tempore, on a temporary basis, but Republicans rebelled against
that proposal on Thursday.
Oct. 20, 2023

Now eight Republicans are against Jordan, with Drew Ferguson of

Georgia going for Scalise.
Oct. 20, 2023

Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida votes for Steve Scalise, the No. 2

Republican. That’s six. Jake Ellzey of Texas votes for Mike Garcia
of California. That’s seven Republicans against Jordan so far.
Oct. 20, 2023

Anthony D’Esposito of New York goes again for Lee Zeldin, the
former congressman from Long Island. That makes five
Republicans against Jordan.
Oct. 20, 2023

After Chavez-Deremer’s vote, a member on the Democratic side of

the chamber loudly says, “We can stop right here if you want.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Lori Chavez-Deremer of Oregon votes for McHenry. That’s four

Republicans against Jordan so far.
Oct. 20, 2023

That’s two holdout lawmakers now voting for McHenry. They are
clearly trying to send a signal here that he should at the very least
be given temporary powers to shepherd the chamber through this
time.
Oct. 20, 2023

The B’s early in the roll call are problematic for Jordan. He loses
three votes quickly with Bacon, Buchanan and Buck against him.
Oct. 20, 2023

Vern Buchanan of Florida votes for Byron Donalds of Florida, the

second Republican of the day to go against Jordan. Ken Buck of
Colorado follows with a vote for Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No.
3 Republican. That’s three.
Oct. 20, 2023

Don Bacon of Nebraska is the first Republican of the day to break

with Jordan, casting his vote for Patrick McHenry of North
Carolina, the temporary speaker.
Oct. 20, 2023

Democrats are smiling and clapping in the chamber as they chant

“Hakeem! Hakeem!” after Clark nominates Jeffries for speaker.
Oct. 20, 2023

In her speech, Clark explicitly brings up a sore point among

Republicans right now: that their own voters are threatening the
holdouts.
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, the No. 2

Democrat, starts her speech nominating Hakeem Jeffries by
highlighting the solid unity of the 212 House Democrats who
haven’t wavered in voting for Jeffries ballot after ballot this year.
Oct. 20, 2023

“Jim and I have a long history,” McCarthy says. Jordan, as one of

the founders of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, was for
many years a thorn in McCarthy’s side. But during the Trump
administration, in the majority, McCarthy strategically made an
alliance with Jordan that he considers to be one of the most
important decisions of his tenure.
Oct. 20, 2023

One of from holdouts is that they see Jordan as the

the criticisms
leader wrecking ball caucus in their party that has driven the
of the
government to shutdowns and dysfunction. They fear that Jordan
will not fight to keep the government open ahead of a mid-
ovember shutdown deadline. McCarthy is trying to rebut those
fears here.
Oct. 20, 2023

This very acerbic speech from McCarthy and probably not

is a
going much to ease the tension in the chamber. Lots of
to do
catcalls from the Democratic side.
Oct. 20, 2023

“Jim Jordan is an effective legislator,” McCarthy says, prompting

laughter and jeers from the Democrats in the chamber. Jordan has
not been the lead sponsor on any bill that has been signed into law
during his 16 years in Congress. But McCarthy is arguing he
shepherded many bills through the Judiciary Committee.
Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan wanted McCarthy to nominate him to give him extra

momentum and show that he has full backing.
Oct. 20, 2023
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is giving Jordan’s nominating

speech.
Oct. 20, 2023

members of Congress in the chamber,

At present, there are 427
meaning Jordan need 214 votes if everyone casts a ballot. Two
will
Republicans and four Democrats have yet to arrive or are absent.
Oct. 20, 2023

In fact, holdouts have said efforts to pressure them into voting for
Jordan are only strengthening their resolve. They’re facing a great
deal of pressure from outside groups right now, including death
threats And a conservative group that helped organize the Jan. 6
.
rally at the Capitol is working to organize rallies around the

country outside the offices of the holdout lawmakers.
Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, a consistent no vote

on Jordan, said walking into the chamber that he expected
opposition to grow if Jordan pursued ballot after ballot. “There is a
time when you have to put country above ego and self,” he said,
adding that Jordan simply doesn’t have the votes to win. “It gets to
a point where this now becomes just an egofest.”
Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan’s strategy seems to be to wear down the opposition by

forcing a series of votes, but his opponents are deeply dug in and it
seems unlikely they would just give up and surrender on an issue
of this magnitude.
Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan will be down at least one additional vote today, as one of his
supporters, Representative Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin, is on
a trip to Israel .
Oct. 20, 2023

Republicans are getting increasingly frustrated and punchy with

each other as we limp into a third week without a speaker. After
heated confrontations yesterday in the closed-door conference
meeting, the prospect of a potential long weekend of votes is only
making lawmakers grumpier.
Oct. 20, 2023

Top Democrats are holding a news conference to denounce

Jordan’s candidacy. “Jim Jordan is a clear and present danger to
our democracy,” says Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York,
referring to how Jordan attempted to overturn the 2020 election on
behalf of former President Donald J. Trump.
Oct. 20, 2023

Annie Karni
Some Republicans fear Jordan’s speaker bid could

mean electoral doom.
Representative Don Bacon has worried that Representative Jim Jordan’s nomination
for speaker has given ammunition to Democrats. Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times
A dozen G.O.P. lawmakers who represent congressional districts

that President Biden won in 2020 have stood on the House floor
this week and cast their votes to put Representative Jim Jordan of
Ohio second in line to the presidency.
So far, that effort has failed, as Mr. Jordan, the hard-right co-
ounder of the House Freedom Caucus, has been unable to garner
enough support within his own party to become speaker of the
House. And the infighting hasn’t just damaged the G.O.P. brand and
left one chamber of Congress paralyzed for more than two weeks
— it’s raising the chances that Democrats could win back the
majority next year.
Democratic challengers now have ample ammunition for their
campaign narrative, which casts Republicans as right-wing
extremists who are unfit to govern.
“It hurts the country; it hurts the Congress; it’s hurting our party,”
said Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of 18 Republicans
who represent districts won by Mr. Biden in 2020. “It’s putting us in
a bad hole for next November.”
He said his hard-right colleagues who moved to oust Speaker

Kevin McCarthy earlier this month and touched off the intractable
scramble to replace him “want to be in the minority. I think they
would prefer that. So they can just vote no and just yell and scream
all the time.”
Mr. Bacon opposed Mr. Jordan’s candidacy, but he and other
mainstream G.O.P. lawmakers worry that, no matter who is
ultimately elected speaker, the Ohio Republican’s nomination has
only boosted Democrats’ efforts to tie them to the most hard-right
members of their party, placing their seats at risk in 2024.
In a speech on the House floor on Tuesday to nominate Hakeem
Jeffries, theminority leader, for the speaker post, Representative
Pete Aguilar of California, the No. 3 House Democrat, laid out a
case against Mr. Jordan that could have doubled as a template for a
campaign attack ad against any Republican who supported him.
“A vote today to make the architect of a nationwide abortion ban, a
vocal election denier and an insurrection inciter to the speaker of
this House would be a terrible message to the country and our
allies,” Mr. Aguilar said.
ELECTORAL ANGST Read the full article about Republican concerns about the
possible fallout from Jim Jordan’s speaker bid .
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Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan holdouts have received death threats and

menacing calls.
A pressure campaign by hard-line groups has strengthened the positions of members

such as Representative Steve Womack who oppose the speakership of Representative
Jim Jordan. Al Drago for The New York Times
Thousands of menacing calls, pressure from a marquee Fox News

show and even death threats.
Lawmakers opposing Representative Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker
have been inundated with an outpouring of rage from right-wing
activists and voters, after allies of Mr. Jordan, the
ultraconservative Ohio Republican, unleashed a pressure
campaign to try to make him speaker. For days, hard-line groups
have posted holdouts’ names and office phone numbers on social
media to encourage voters to browbeat them into voting for Mr.
Jordan.
The wife of one holdout, Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska,
has begun sleeping with a loaded gun after receiving increasingly
menacing anonymous calls and texts. Multiple lawmakers — and
their families — have reported receiving death threats.
“One thing I cannot stomach, or support,” Representative
Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa said in a statement, “is a bully.”
Ms. Miller-Meeks said she had received “credible death threats
and a barrage of threatening calls” since dropping her support for
Mr. Jordan’s candidacy, and had alerted “the proper authorities.”
The harrowing experiences of Republicans who have refused to
support Mr. Jordan illustrate just how ugly the political discourse
has grown, and how the hard right in particular has normalized
violent threats and intimidation. In 2021, the 13 Republicans who
voted with Democrats to pass President Biden’s landmark
infrastructure bill were also deluged with vicious and often violent
messages.
In this instance, the strategy also appears, at least for now, to have
backfired. Holdout lawmakers now say they feel more emboldened
to dig in against Mr. Jordan, who on Thursday said he would
suspend his candidacy in the face of determined opposition, and
hold the line against the tactics of an angry mob.
Mr. Jordan has repeatedly disavowed the threats, writing on social
media on Wednesday night: “We condemn all threats against our
colleagues and it is imperative that we come together. Stop. It’s
abhorrent.”
But the threats have persisted.
“I don’t really take well to threats,” said Representative Carlos
Gimenez Florida. “Matter of fact, if you threaten me, I’d
of
probably go the other way. I probably head into the wind, not away
from the wind.”
Representative Steve Womack of Arkansas, another of the
holdouts, said the opposition had only “hardened the positions of a
number members.”
of
“I talk with them every day,” Mr. Womack said. “They are as solid
on their positions today as they’ve ever been. It’salmost like
watching concrete set up.”
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Luke Broadwater Reporting from the Capitol

Here’s what to know about the speaker fight.

Republicans cast aside their latest nominee for House speaker on

A spokesman for Kevin McCarthy says he is endorsing Tom

About a dozen lawmakers have said they are running or strongly

So far, the Republican candidates for speaker include Kevin Hern of

Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana is making calls about a

Representative Byron Donalds of Florida is entering the race for

Representative Jack Bergman of Michigan announces a run for

Another speaker candidate, Representative Austin Scott of

Representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota, the No. 3 House

Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Speaking to reporters on Friday after a campaign event in South

Oct. 20, 2023

Basically, Republicans are going back to the drawing board in their

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, the temporary

Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Oct. 20, 2023

McHenry added that committees were still working, including

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Marc Molinaro of New York, who voted against

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee said it was “absurd” that

Oct. 20, 2023

Meanwhile, it’s hard to overstate how spitting mad conservatives

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Jen Kiggans of Virginia, who had voted against

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, second from right, is

Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Kevin Hern of Oklahoma said he would run for the

Oct. 20, 2023

There’s lots of chatter about Representative Byron Donalds of

Oct. 20, 2023

“We will have to go back to the drawing board,” former Speaker

Oct. 20, 2023

There will be another candidate forum on Monday night to

Oct. 20, 2023

Jordan addressed lawmakers afterward and was “very gracious,”

Oct. 20, 2023

Jim Jordan has lost an up-or-down vote in conference, several

Oct. 20, 2023

House Republicans are now voting behind closed doors on whether

Oct. 20, 2023

House Republicans are about to meet behind closed doors in the

Frustration among House Democrats is growing, too. More than

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, one of the holdouts,

Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida, another Jordan

Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Oct. 20, 2023

House TV via Reuters

Oct. 20, 2023

McHenry somewhat sheepishly reads aloud that he received six

Oct. 20, 2023

Oct. 20, 2023

Representative Tom Kean of New Jersey says in a statement that