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James D. Jordan
James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician currently serving in his ninth term in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he is a two-time NCAA national champion Collegiate wrestling, wrestler and a former college wrestling coach. In Congress, Jordan helped start the Right-wing populism in the United States, right-wing populist House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chair from 2015 to 2017, and as its vice chair since 2017. Jordan was a prominent critic of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House John Boehner, who resigned under Freedom Caucus pressure in 2015. He was the ranking member of the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020, when he left to become the ranking member of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Committee On The Judiciary
The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachments of federal officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but this is not required. In the 117th Congress, the chairman of the committee is Democrat Jerry Nadler of New York, and the ranking minority member is Republican Jim Jordan of Ohio. History The committee was created on June 3, 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system. This committee approved articles of impeachment against Presidents in five instances: Andrew Johnson (1867 and 1868), Richard Nixon (1974), Bill Clinton (1998), and Donald Trump (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
