Representative Jim Jordan said Thursday that he remains steadfast in running for the next Speaker despite losing in two House floor votes this week.
The House of Representatives has been without a speaker for more than two weeks and the quest to find a new one does not look like it’s ending anytime soon.
The majority of Republicans have since placed their faith in Representative Jim Jordan to take the position since Congressman Kevin McCarthy was ousted from the speakership on October 3. But after two floor votes this week, Jordan still lacks the support needed to win the seat.
The entirety of the Democratic caucus has stayed united behind Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Some moderate Republican and Democratic members, along with Jeffries, have also proposed expanding Patrick McHenry’s speaker pro tempore role for the time being to get the lower chamber of Congress up and running.
A handful of GOP lawmakers quashed that idea Thursday, and Jordan said that he plans to move forward with a third vote.
The speaker is typically elected with a simple majority of the House—with 435 members, that means the threshold is 218 votes.
