Overview
- Jordan told reporters at the GOP midterm convention in Dallas that he will not seek to keep the top Republican roles on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees when the current Congress ends.
- He said he will not request a waiver of the party’s three-term limit needed to remain chair of the Judiciary Committee after eight years in that post.
- Multiple reporters say Rep. Laurel Lee of Florida plans to pursue the top Republican spot on Judiciary, touching off immediate succession conversations inside the caucus.
- Jordan confirmed he will run for reelection to his Ohio seat but declined to explain his reasons for stepping back from committee leadership.
- The change could alter the posture of major investigations that Jordan’s committees have led and has prompted public speculation and internal GOP debate about his future ambitions and the party’s oversight strategy.