House Republicans choose Jim Jordan to become minority leader

House Republicans on Tuesday selected Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to lead Republican lawmakers in the minority in the next Congress.

Members of the conference chose between him and Majority Leader Steve Scalise.

The vote was 106 for Jordan and 73 for Scalise, according to Punchbowl News.

House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to step down from leadership after the party's loss in the midterms.

Jordan is best known for his investigations into Democratic lawmakers, while Scalise was Johnson's number two, and previously was former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's right-hand man.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.