Jim Jordan OSU Scandal Explained as Representative Elected Minority Leader

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Republicans elected Ohio U.S. Representative Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead their House conference when the party enters the minority next year, bringing renewed attention to…

Republicans elected Ohio U.S. Representative Jim Jordan on Tuesday to lead their House conference when the party enters the minority next year, bringing renewed attention to allegations from 2018 that Jordan knew about sexual misconduct by Ohio State University team doctor Richard Strauss while the GOP lawmaker served as assistant wrestling coach.

An independent university-commissioned investigation found Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male student-athletes and other students during his years at the school. Jordan has consistently denied knowing of sexual abuse while he coached at Ohio State.

His spokesman at the time, Russell Dye, said in 2025 that "Jordan never saw or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have dealt with it."

Jordan, 62, defeated Louisiana Representative Steve Scalise in a 106-73 secret ballot among House Republicans on Tuesday. His victory follows Republicans' loss of more than 40 House seats in the midterms and House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to step aside from party leadership.

The Ohio Republican, co-founder and former chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, pitched colleagues on his experience confronting Democrats through congressional investigations and hearings. "I am battle-tested on the oversight front and I know the Democrats' playbook," Jordan said as he sought the job.

He will take charge of a diminished Republican conference as Democrats assume control of the House, while allegations surrounding his years at Ohio State continue following him decades after he left coaching.

House Republicans selected Jordan as their next leader on Tuesday, after the party lost control of the chamber in the November 3 midterm elections. He defeated Scalise, the current House majority leader, 106-73 in the closed-door conference election. Jordan is set to lead House Republicans in the 120th Congress when Democrats take control in January.

The change represents a major promotion for Jordan, who has chaired the House Judiciary…

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