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Whether Jim Jordan wins the speakership or not, voters in his Ohio district will stand by their man
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan, so far, has failed to get the needed votes to become House Speaker but his fight for the coveted leadership role isn't done, and the devotion of many of his constituents back in Ohio seems unwavering.
In Washington, Jordan has made a name for himself as a conservative pugilist — in line with his avid supporter, former President Donald Trump — by being unafraid to duke it out in the political arena, especially against his Democratic colleagues. He's a founder of the Freedom Caucus, a contingent of cantankerous and often chaotic far-right House Republicans, and he's one of the loudest voices continuing to perpetuate false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
In Ohio, Jordan is a hometown boy whose Ohio State University wrestling coach title, conservative policies and never-say-die persona on Capitol Hill have earned him more devotion than he's currently receiving in Congress.
“He says what he believes in, because he's there for the people,” said Betty Lemmon, a 77-year-old Republican from Champaign County. Jordan, she said, would make an excellent House speaker, citing a track record of his leading the ideological charge for Trump, who she voted for in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
It was a common theme on a cloudy fall day in downtown Urbana, Ohio — an oasis of cafes and antique stores in the sprawling, rich farmland that makes up most of Jordan’s district. It's a district Jordan won with nearly 70 percent of the vote in the last election, and one that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled multiple times to be unconstitutional under gerrymandered congressional maps drawn by Jordan's fellow Republicans.
Constituents interviewed by the Associated Press applauded his fighting spirit and conservative stances on federal issues like border security and abortion. Several liked that he still refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena about the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol and is leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, touting a “stick it to the man” attitude.
Cynthia Leach, a Republican store owner in Urbana's Monument Square, called Jordan “not easily persuaded” and “forceful” — qualities she said she admires in a leader.
But for all his stances and inquiries, Jordan's achievements as a legislator are harder to spot. While Russell Dye, a spokesperson for Jordan, noted in an email that Jordan has signed his name to support over 60 bills created by other legislators that have become law, no bill Jordan has sponsored himself has had much movement in the House since he was first elected in 2006.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/whether-jim-jordan-wins-speakership-153027066.html
URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan, so far, has failed to get the needed votes to become House Speaker but his fight for the coveted leadership role isn't done, and the devotion of many of his constituents back in Ohio seems unwavering.
In Washington, Jordan has made a name for himself as a conservative pugilist — in line with his avid supporter, former President Donald Trump — by being unafraid to duke it out in the political arena, especially against his Democratic colleagues. He's a founder of the Freedom Caucus, a contingent of cantankerous and often chaotic far-right House Republicans, and he's one of the loudest voices continuing to perpetuate false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
In Ohio, Jordan is a hometown boy whose Ohio State University wrestling coach title, conservative policies and never-say-die persona on Capitol Hill have earned him more devotion than he's currently receiving in Congress.
“He says what he believes in, because he's there for the people,” said Betty Lemmon, a 77-year-old Republican from Champaign County. Jordan, she said, would make an excellent House speaker, citing a track record of his leading the ideological charge for Trump, who she voted for in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.
It was a common theme on a cloudy fall day in downtown Urbana, Ohio — an oasis of cafes and antique stores in the sprawling, rich farmland that makes up most of Jordan’s district. It's a district Jordan won with nearly 70 percent of the vote in the last election, and one that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled multiple times to be unconstitutional under gerrymandered congressional maps drawn by Jordan's fellow Republicans.
Constituents interviewed by the Associated Press applauded his fighting spirit and conservative stances on federal issues like border security and abortion. Several liked that he still refuses to comply with a congressional subpoena about the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol and is leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, touting a “stick it to the man” attitude.
Cynthia Leach, a Republican store owner in Urbana's Monument Square, called Jordan “not easily persuaded” and “forceful” — qualities she said she admires in a leader.
But for all his stances and inquiries, Jordan's achievements as a legislator are harder to spot. While Russell Dye, a spokesperson for Jordan, noted in an email that Jordan has signed his name to support over 60 bills created by other legislators that have become law, no bill Jordan has sponsored himself has had much movement in the House since he was first elected in 2006.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/whether-jim-jordan-wins-speakership-153027066.html
