U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated by Republicans to be the next House speaker. 

What You Need To Know

  • U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, was removed from the House speaker job almost two weeks ago 

  • The GOP has scrambled to find someone to replace McCarthy 

  • House Republicans tapped U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday 
  • There will be a vote for House speaker Tuesday around 12 p.m., according to several House members 

The GOP has been looking for someone to fill the House Speaker position for the past couple of weeks, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, was removed from the job. After several vies for the job, Jordan could be next in line. 

The Republican conference nominated Jordan last Friday, but even with a nomination, it’s unclear if he’ll have enough votes to win the seat. To become speaker, a nominee needs 217 votes from the full House. Former Vice President and current 2024 Republican Presidential candidate Mike Pence said that Jordan would be good for the job.

“Jim Jordan would be an outstanding Speaker of the House,” said Pence. “He is a principled conservative just as Steve Scalise is. At a time when we see war raging in eastern Europe, the worst attack on the Jewish state of Israel since its refounding in 1948, challenges here at home in our economy and a crisis at our border. The American people want to see the Republican conference come together, elect a speaker and get back to work.”

However, unanimous support for Jordan isn’t coming easy. He can only lose four GOP votes if all the Democrats vote for Minority Leader Hakim Jefferies.

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, said that while he supports Jordan, his team should use other strategies to rally votes.

“I would really recommend to Jordan's allies too, that a lot of them have mounted this, this old, this high pressure campaign, they're gonna, they're gonna whip up Twitter (now known as “X”) against the people who are against Jordan," said Crenshaw. “That is the dumbest way to support Jordan and I'm supporting Jordan.” 

According to some House members, the House is expected to hold a vote for House speaker Tuesday at 12 p.m. It's said that Jordan has had positive conversations with some House members but his path to the gavel is still a little unclear.