Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said he will campaign to be the next speaker of the House, according to multiple reports.
Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and a member of the House Freedom Caucus, sent a Wednesday letter expressing his intention to GOP colleagues.
Jordan became the first House member officially to declare his interest in replacing former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was removed from office in a Tuesday vote. Jordan, an ally of McCarthy and former President Donald Trump, voted against the "motion to vacate" that was brought forth by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., in an effort to remove the speaker.
Jordan also has been assisting the Oversight and Accountability Committee in its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden's alleged influence peddling in Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings.
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