Jordan Faces Six (or More?) Holdouts for Speaker as Tuesday Floor Vote Looms

October 17, 2023

The House will vote on Tuesday for a new Speaker, a vote in which Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) can only lose four Republicans in his quest for 217 votes.

The first vote is scheduled to be held at Noon today.

While Jordan has picked up key support from holdouts heading into the vote, there are currently six Republicans who remain a ‘no’ on the first ballot today, per The Hill:

[…] What’s more, Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), who was going to vote for Jordan, will be absent due to his mother-in-law’s funeral, according to the report.