Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have chosen Congressman Jim Jordan as their new leader.
The vote took place on Tuesday, one week after the party lost its majority in the midterm elections.
Jordan is a Republican from Ohio. He is 62 and was first elected to Congress in 2007.
He beat Steve Scalise, the current House majority leader, in a secret ballot among party members.
Key points
- Jim Jordan of Ohio is the new House Republican leader.
- He won 106 votes to Steve Scalise's 73, according to people familiar with the result.
- Republicans lost their House majority in the midterm elections.
- He will lead a smaller Republican group next year.
Why did Republicans lose their House majority?
Midterm elections are held about halfway through a US president's term.
This year, Democrats flipped at least 40 seats across the country.
Graphic: News Anek, from the facts in this report
Flipping means winning seats that were held by the other party.
Losing the majority means the party no longer controls the House.
Its new role is to act as the minority party, and that changes its job.
What does the minority leader have to do?
The job carries many responsibilities. Republicans must stay united and respond to Democrats.
They also expect at least two years of Democrat-led investigations into the Trump administration.
The party must also pick its 2028 presidential nominee.
Jordan wrote to his colleagues that the team needs to be active, engaged and straight-shooting.
Who is Jim Jordan, and what has he done?
Jordan is a top ally of President Donald Trump.
He helped start the House Freedom Caucus, a conservative group that has often blocked bills backed by party leaders.
As chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, he has led probes into former special counsel Jack Smith and Fani Willis, a district attorney in Georgia.
Both have tried to prosecute the president, without success.
Jordan has also faced allegations about his time as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University.
The allegations relate to sexual abuse of student-athletes by a team doctor. Jordan has denied the allegations.
So what happens next? Jordan says his main task is to help House Republicans return to the majority.
