Republican Jim Jordan, founder of a hardline U.S. House caucus that a former Republican speaker derided as 'legislative terrorists,' on Friday was nominated by his party to take the top spot, testing whether a longtime critic can lead the restive caucus.
Representative Jim Jordan speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee impeachment inquiry hearing into U.S. President Joe Biden, focused on his son Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstWASHINGTON, Oct 13 - Republican Jim Jordan, founder of a hardline U.S.
Jordan was first elected in 2006 to represent a deeply conservative rural district in northern Ohio and is a founder of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, a group that former Republican Speaker John Boehner labeled "legislative terrorists." That past threatened his political career in 2018 when former students accused him of turning a blind eye to rampant sexual abuse of college wrestlers by the wrestling team's doctor, when Jordan was an assistant coach.
He is known for his aggressive style of questioning in committee hearings, most recently as chair of the Judiciary Committee which has been investigating accusations of political interference at the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Boehner in a 2021 interview with CBS News said of Jordan: "I just never saw a guy who spent more time tearing things apart."
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