House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appears to be consolidating support within a very fractured Republican conference ahead of a planned vote for speaker on Tuesday.
“I’m guessing he gets there tomorrow,” one GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital of Jordan’s bid.
Several Republican lawmakers who were critical of Jordan’s campaign for the speakership last week said they would support the conservative firebrand on Monday morning after he spent the weekend trying to convince holdouts.
“Too much is at stake to hand control of the House over to radical liberal Democrats, which is why we must elect a conservative as the next speaker. Throughout my time in Congress, I have always been a team player and supported our Republican nominees out of Conference,” said Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo.
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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan is running for speaker. (Getty Images)
Wagner had told reporters on Friday that she could be open to supporting Jordan but hoped someone else would get into the race.
“Jim Jordan and I spoke at length again this morning, and he has allayed my concerns about keeping the government open with conservative funding, the need for strong border security, our need for consistent international support in times of war and unrest, as well as the need for stronger protections against the scourge of human trafficking and child exploitation,” she said Monday. “Jim Jordan is our conference nominee, and I will support his nomination for speaker on the House floor.”
While Jordan is still facing some evident GOP opposition, it appears to be far less than the 55 Republicans who refused in a secret ballot vote last week to commit to voting for Jordan on the House floor.
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Jordan said Monday he’d hold a House-wide vote on his leadership at noon on Tuesday, no matter what.
Meanwhile, the Ohio Republican has also faced concerns from moderates about his alliance with former President Donald Trump and his tenure as chairman of the hardline-right House Freedom Caucus.
Jordan scored a significant victory when Rep. Ann Wagner, who was publicly hesitant to back him, said on Monday that she would vote for him as speaker.
