Biography & Current Office
Background & current office
Jim Jordan is a Republican representative from Ohio and serves as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in the 119th Congress. The committee’s official biography records his education in economics, education and law and his earlier service in the Ohio legislature before entering Congress.
Jordan’s institutional profile also records prior leadership of the House Republican Study Committee, his role as a founding member and first chair of the House Freedom Caucus, and earlier service as ranking member on both Judiciary and Oversight before becoming Judiciary chair.
The editorial layer records those formal roles and committee responsibilities. Oversight letters, partisan investigations, votes and political rhetoric remain public-record material unless a discrete factual assertion is selected for a sourced claim review.
Editorial research reviewed: August 16, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.
Public record
Current seat & contact information
- Chamber
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Representation
- Ohio · District 4
- Party
- Republican
- Birth date
- February 17, 1964
- Washington phone
- (202) 225-2676
- Office
- 2056 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3504
Committees & Leadership
Current leadership and reviewed committee roles
Leadership / institutional roles
- Chair, House Judiciary Committee — 119th Congress
- Founding member and first chair, House Freedom Caucus
Reviewed committee assignments
- House Judiciary Committee — Chair
Recent Recorded Votes
Official recorded-vote record
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Sponsored/Cosponsored & Curated Notable Legislation
Legislation & official congressional activity
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Claims & Evidence
Evidence tracker
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