Congressional Republicans elect strong conservative Jim Jordan as Minority leader | Eastern NC Now

Congressman Jim Jordan, a staunch conservative and founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, has been elected as the House Minority Leader for the upcoming term of Congress.  Jordan defeated Congressman Steve Scalise by a vote of 106 to 73.  He is the sort of fighter that Republicans will need.

Current House Speaker Mike Johnson, announced he would not run, having presided over the loss of the House majority.  Unlike John Thune in the Senate, who was a weakling, Johnson did fight hard in the House and got most of the GOP legislation through his chamber.  Where Republicans fell short legislatively was in the senate.

https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/10/republicans-elect-freedom-caucus-founder-jim-jordan-as-house-leader/

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wedwhat-expect-house-republicans-jim-jordan-leader

In the senate, however, loser and surrender monkey John Thune put himself up for reelection, and overcame efforts to postpone the vote.  He had no shame in running again after his awful performance for the last two years, and unfortunately no one else ran.  Thune's failure to get legislation through the senate, or often to even try, was one of the things that led to Republican voters disenchantment with congress.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/11/breaking-thune-reelected-as-gop-leader/