Jordan is the representative for Ohio’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 4, 2007. Jordan is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH4]](/static/legislator-photos/412226-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Jordan.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Jordan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Jordan has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 16, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Jim Jordan sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member
- House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Jordan sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Social Welfare (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Jordan’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8517: To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that ...
- H.Res. 1138: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the number of Justices ...
- H.R. 2832 (115th): Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
- H.R. 1436 (115th): To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution ...
- H.R. 5360 (114th): Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act
- H.R. 1701 (114th): Second Amendment Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 5246 (113th): To require the United States attorney to bring the matter of an ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Oct 2020, Jordan missed 190 of 9,795 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
