Key facts
- House Republicans elected Jim Jordan minority leader by secret ballot at a closed-door meeting, Punchbowl News reported.
- Jordan chairs the House Judiciary Committee and is an Ohio Republican.
- The report gave no vote count and named no opposing candidate.
- Democrats won sizable majorities in both chambers in the November 3, 2026 midterms.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives elected Jim Jordan to lead their conference as minority leader for the final two years of President Donald Trump's presidency, Punchbowl News reported on November 10, 2026. The vote was a secret ballot held at a closed-door party meeting, according to the report.
Jordan, an Ohio Republican, chairs the House Judiciary Committee. The leadership election came a week after Democrats won sizable majorities in both the House and Senate in the November 3 midterm elections, Punchbowl News reported.
The report did not give the vote count or name any opposing candidate. It did not say when Jordan would take up the post or what he said after the ballot.