Jordan beats Scalise in race to lead House Republicans next year

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House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan to lead their conference in the next Congress, defeating outgoing House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Jordan’s election signals a shift in the party’s leadership toward a prominent conservative figure.

House Republicans elected Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday to lead their diminished conference in the next Congress, marking an extraordinary leap for a conservative icon who made his name on Capitol Hill antagonizing party leaders.  Jordan defeated Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the outgoing House majority leader, in a closed-door election in the bowels of…