Several Key Republican Holdouts Endorse Rep. Jim Jordan for Speaker

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has won the support of several former opponents to his bid for the gavel, pushing him near the threshold to win the speakership.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters as House Republicans hold a caucus meeting at the Longworth House Office Building in Washington on Oct. 13, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), two Republicans who previously said they would never back Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) for the speakership, have endorsed Mr. Jordan for speaker.

On Oct. 13, prior to the closed-door meeting where Republicans nominated Mr. Jordan for the speakership, Mr. Rogers told reporters that there was nothing Mr. Jordan could do to win his vote. Instead, Mr. Rogers said he would be voting for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the ousted former speaker of the House.