Jim Jordan to relinquish House Oversight and Judiciary gavels, stirring leadership speculation
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday revealed he plans to forgo leading two of the most powerful committees in the House when the current Congress ends at the start of 2027. Jordan said he will not seek to retain the top Republican spot on the House Oversight and Judiciary committees during an interview with Politico […]
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) on Wednesday revealed he plans to forgo leading two of the most powerful committees in the House when the current Congress ends at the start of 2027.
Jordan said he will not seek to retain the top Republican spot on the House Oversight and Judiciary committees during an interview with Politico at the Republican Party’s historic midterm convention in Texas. The development provokes a leadership shake-up on both committees, prompting speculation on who will fill the spots when the next Congress opens in January. The announcement comes after Jordan has led an intense period of investigations and inquiries on both committees during President Donald Trump’s second term, including scrutiny into Jeffrey Epstein and probing concerns that the FBI-DOJ “Arctic Frost” operation weaponized the justice system to surveil Republican lawmakers unlawfully.
“I’m just not going to do it,” Jordan said, declining to detail why he won’t seek to remain one of the GOP’s top leaders.
“I’m focused on one thing, one thing only: winning,” he added, pivoting to the midterm elections in November. “If the Left wins, where they want to take the country is very, very scary.”
Jordan promised he would run for reelection in Ohio, but sidestepped when pressed for further details about what’s next in his political career.
“I got like three more interviews,” he said on the sidelines of the Dallas convention on Wednesday. “And then I’m going to go sit down in that suite, and we’ve got to have some popcorn and watch the speeches. I think that’s what’s next for me.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is interviewed at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas.
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During the GOP midterm convention, the first of its kind in U.S. politics, Jordan also floated Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) as a “good person” to run for president in 2028.
“I think Gov. Youngkin’s probably looking at it,” Jordan said. “I actually, I think Sen. McCormick could be a good person as well. I mean we got all kinds of good folks. Any of those individuals would be, I think, tremendous.”
