Jim Jordan with Vice President Mike Pence Elections In 2004, Jordan defeated Kaffenberger again, with 79% of the vote. In 2000, Jordan was elected to the Ohio Senate over independent candidate Jack Kaffenberger with 88% of the vote. Jordan was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in November 1994 and represented the 85th Ohio House district for three terms. Jordan has denied any wrongdoing, has refused to cooperate with investigations into Strauss, and has described his accusers as "pawns in a political plot." Ohio General Assembly No wrestlers have accused Jordan himself of sexual misconduct, and he was never arrested or indicted for his alleged failure to report, but four former wrestlers named him as a defendant in a lawsuit against the university.
Several involved persons have stated that Jordan surely knew of Strauss's criminal misconduct but did not report it. In April 2018 Ohio State University began an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss. Richard Strauss was wrestling team physician during Jordan's tenure. Jordan was an assistant wrestling coach with Ohio State University's wrestling program from 1987 to 1995. Main article: Ohio State University abuse scandal In a 2018 interview, Jordan said he never took the bar examination. Jordan earned a master's degree in education from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor from the Capital University Law School. He lost the 126–137-pound (57–62 kg) featherweight semifinal match at the 1988 US Olympic wrestling trials, failing to qualify for the Olympic team in freestyle wrestling. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1986. Jordan won the 19 NCAA championship matches in the 134-pound (61 kg) weight class. He then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he became a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion. He won state championships all four years he was in high school and compiled a 156–1 win–loss record. He attended and wrestled for Graham High School, graduating in 1982. Jordan was born and raised in Champaign County, Ohio, the son of Shirley and John Jordan. House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, which subpoenaed him on May 12, 2022. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election and Trump tried to overturn the election, Jordan supported lawsuits to challenge the election results and voted not to certify the Electoral College results.
During Trump's presidency, Jordan sought to discredit investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and staged a sit-in to prevent a Trump impeachment inquiry hearing over the Trump–Zelenskyy telephone controversy. Jordan is a close ally of former president Donald Trump. He vacated that position to become the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, of which he became chair in 2023. He was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020. Jordan is a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, serving as its first chair from 2015 to 2017, and as its vice chair since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Jordan is a former collegiate wrestler and college wrestling coach. representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district since 2007. James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S.
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