Jordan beat Rep. Austin Scott, who filed to run for speaker Friday.
Rep. Jim Jordan speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building on Oct. 13, 2023 in Washington, D.C. House Republicans continue to debate their pick for Speaker after their initial nominee, Rep. Steve Scalise, withdrew his name from the race after failing to secure the number of votes needed.
Jordan had an opponent in the conference vote for speaker: Rep. Austin Scott, who filed to run for the top spot shortly before the vote went down. Scott received 81 votes in the candidate forum. In the ramp up to the candidate forum, some members said they hadn't committed to Jordan, signaling that optimism was fading among some of them.
"This is not the place you want to be as you start moving into the election cycle. And 2024 America collectively may indeed say that we handed you the reins of power in the House of Representatives. And this is what we got for it and so it wouldn't surprise me if they don't demand it back," he said.
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