James Daniel Jordan is an American politician who has served as the United States Representative for Ohio’s 4th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Before entering politics, Jordan was a college wrestler and college wrestling coach. He had a successful wrestling career, competing at the collegiate level.
Jordan has served in the United States House of Representatives for nine terms since being elected in 2007.
As Congressman, he represented Ohio’s 4th district, which included parts of north central and northwest Ohio.
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- Full name: James Daniel Jordan
- Stage name: Jim Jordan
- Date of birth: February 17 February 17, 1964
- Age: 60 years old
- Birthplace: Troy, Ohio, USA
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: American politician and former college wrestling coach
- Height: Unknown
- Parents: Shirley Jordan and John Jordan
- Siblings: Jeff Jordan
- Spouse: Polly Jordan
- Children: Isaac Jordan, Rachel Jordan, Jessie Jordan and Benjamin Jordan
- Relationship: Married
- Net worth: $200,000 to $1.5 million
Early life and education
James Daniel Jordan was born on February 17, 1964 in Troy, Ohio, United States. He is the son of Shirley and John Jordan and has one sibling, Jeff Jordan. Jordan grew up in Champaign County, Ohio.
He attended Graham High School, where he was a very successful wrestler. He won the state championship all four years and compiled a win-loss record of 156–1.
After graduating from high school, Jordan enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he became a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion. Jordan graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
He earned a master’s degree in education from Ohio State University and a J.D. from Capital University School of Law in 2001, although he reportedly never took the bar exam. Jordan is of white ethnicity and follows Christianity as his religion.
Career
Jim Jordan began his career as a college wrestler and wrestling coach. He was an assistant coach for the Ohio State University wrestling program from 1987 to 1995. Jordan was a two-time NCAA national champion wrestler and a former collegiate wrestling coach.
Jordan was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in November 1994 and served three terms in the 85th Ohio House district. He then went on to represent Ohio’s 4th congressional district, which includes Lima, Mansfield, Marysville, Marion and parts of Columbus.
During his time in Congress, Jordan was a critic of former House Speaker John Boehner, who resigned under pressure from the conservative Libertarian Party in 2015.
Jordan was the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee from 2019 to 2020 before becoming the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, which he became chairman of in 2023.
Jordan is considered a close ally of former president Donald Trump. During Trump’s presidency, Jordan sought to discredit investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election and organized sit-ins to stop Trump’s impeachment hearings.
After the 2020 election, Jordan supported lawsuits challenging the results and voted not to certify the Electoral College results. Although Jordan opposed Kevin McCarthy’s bid to succeed Boehner as speaker in 2015, he has since become one of McCarthy’s closest allies.
. Jordan supported McCarthy in the election for Speaker of the House in January 2023. After McCarthy was removed as speaker, Jordan ran in the October 2023 election to replace him but failed to win. chairman in three voting rounds.
Social Media
- Instagram handle: @jimjordanoh04
- Facebook manager: Jim Jordan
- Twitter name: @Votejimjordan
Personal life
Jim Jordan was married to Polly Ann Jordan from August 17 to August 17, 1985. Polly’s brothers, with whom Jordan had wrestled, introduced the two.
Polly and Jordan started dating when he was 13 years old and she was 14 years old. Jim and Polly Jordan have four children: Rachel, Ben, Jessie and Isaac.
Net worth
Congressman Jim Jordan is a Republican representing Ohio’s 4th congressional district. According to the website Celebrity Net Worth, his reported net worth is estimated to be between $200,000 and $1.5 million.
