Jacob Ogles
Three Florida Representatives helped deny U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan a victory on the first ballot for House Speaker.
As expected, U.S. Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart, Carlos Giménez and John Rutherford declined to support the Ohio Republican. Díaz-Balart, a Hialeah Republican, and Rutherford, a Jacksonville Republican, both cast votes for Majority Leader Steve Scalise. The protest votes came less than a week after House Republicans in a conference vote chose Scalise over Jordan in a 113-99 vote.
Jordan supporters suggested that was too weak a majority to take to the House floor. That prompted Scalise to drop out. But Jordan on the first ballot remained 17 votes short of a majority.
Díaz-Balart, a Hialeah Republican, stuck with the plan from last Wednesday. “The person who won the two-person contest between Jordan and Scalise — Scalise,” the Hialeah Republican said by text when asked who he would support.
Rutherford’s vote was somewhat of a surprise. He told press last week he intended to vote for former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who he maintained was wrongly cast from office despite having support from 96% of the GOP caucus.
Ultimately, he voted for Scalise, but was still among 20 protest votes on the floor.
Giménez, a Miami-Dade Republican, did stick with McCarthy.
“For the record, I’ve always been OK. Only Kevin,” Giménez posted on X after the vote. “Eight colleagues joined all the socialists in Congress to remove our duly-elected Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy — that should have never happened in the first place.”
It was another Florida member who spurred McCarthy’s removal, U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. But the Fort Walton Republican, who has called Jordan a personal mentor, voted with the bulk of the GOP caucus this time.
U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, the St. Petersburg Republican, who initially voted against seating McCarthy on a first ballot in January, has whipped votes in recent days for Jordan.
Most of the Florida congressional delegation stuck with current conference favorites. A total of 17 Florida Republicans supported Jordan and all eight Florida Democrats backed Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Of note, both McCarthy and Scalise voted for Jordan.
21 comments
Michael K
October 17, 2023 at 2:39 pm
Congressional Republicans. Gridlocked – against themselves, doing great harm to our nation. Unfit to serve.
My Take
October 17, 2023 at 2:57 pm
But would Jordan be worse than gridĺock?
Tom
October 17, 2023 at 3:16 pm
I’ll take gridlock over Jordan any day.
Paloma Canasta
October 17, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Amen 2 That
Julia
October 17, 2023 at 2:56 pm
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October 17, 2023 at 2:59 pm
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October 17, 2023 at 3:02 pm
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Father David Patterson
October 17, 2023 at 3:06 pm
I can only assume that every single Jim Jordan supporter is also in support of sexual abuse and pro-rape. His cover up at Ohio State should have landed him in prison. But these same “Conservative Family Values” hypocrites are actually voting for this criminal.
I will pray that he has a stroke.
Paloma Canasta
October 17, 2023 at 4:03 pm
We’ve got to pray just to make it today!
JT Nash
October 17, 2023 at 3:29 pm
Personally, I love seeing republicans in any setting fumble over leadership because none of them are fit to serve regardless. I think the unfortunate consequence from the lack of popular interest in politics, the disconnect on the genuine prioritization of interests between representatives and their constituents, and the emphasis on an indirect government while providing your constituents with very little progress toward their goals that, had a we implemented more direct institutions into our democracy, would have led to a type of government that represents the interests of fewer and fewer. Instead of a government for the people, of the people, by the people, it has become a government of people, for themselves, by themselves.
PeterH
October 17, 2023 at 3:48 pm
Independent voters are watching this Republican Klown Kar disaster!
America1st
October 17, 2023 at 3:59 pm
They all need to be primaried.
rick whitaker
October 19, 2023 at 8:43 pm
you mean bullied.
The way it is
October 17, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Jordan is by his own behavior not an institutionalist and conversed with the president on January 6th. Any representative voting for him is harming the republic.
Old_Man_Jax
October 17, 2023 at 7:53 pm
Jim Jordan is the only reasonable member of the house who has any chance of being speaker
America1st
October 17, 2023 at 9:33 pm
Agreed Jordan is solid and well respected. Jordan has fortitude, a sincere personality and has the best interests of the American taxpayers. Main Street Americans, not the elites from both parties who control Congress like McConnell and Schumer.
rick whitaker
October 18, 2023 at 9:25 pm
you drank way too much kool aid. jordan is as dumb as a rock. your comment was very creepy and scary. to think of someone like jordan having power is a very scary premise. i guess you like bannon too.
rick whitaker
October 18, 2023 at 9:19 pm
is this a trump post with someone else’s name on it? jordan is a democrat’s dream. what better way to flip the house. bring him on, our country needs flipped back to democracy and sanity. this maga cult crap is getting real old fast..
MH/Duuuval
October 18, 2023 at 3:14 pm
Gym doesn’t play well with others — probably never did. His legislative record is like “Hound Dog”: He ain’t never caught a rabbit, and he ain’t no friend of republican government.
Linda
October 19, 2023 at 7:23 pm
Republicans need to get together . United we stand!! Divided we fall!!! Quit doing as you please & listen to the voters!! We the People want unity in our government
rick whitaker
October 19, 2023 at 8:47 pm
republicans ( now mostly maga cultist ) don’t want government, haven’t you been paying attention? vote dem if you want unity.
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