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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Grace Yarrow

Texas’ three GOP holdouts vote against Jim Jordan for third time

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Julia Nikhinson for The Texas Tribune)

WASHINGTON — Three Texas Republicans voted for a third time this week to block Jim Jordan from becoming House speaker Friday, with the House at a standstill. Republicans struggled to unite behind the Ohio conservative, who ended his bid for speaker Friday afternoon after losing a vote of confidence held by the GOP conference.

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