Chairman Jordan Biography

RSC Chairman Jim Jordan has represented Ohio’s 4th district since 2007. A native of Champaign County, Ohio, Jordan graduated from the University of Wisconsin, where he was a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion, and later was assistant wrestling coach at the Ohio State University, where he earned his master's degree. He was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1994, serving three terms before being elected twice to the Ohio Senate.

In Congress, Jim Jordan has fought to cut taxes, reduce the size of government, secure America's borders and provide a strong national defense. As one of the most conservative members of Congress, his efforts have earned him recognition from Citizens against Government Waste, Americans for Tax Reform’s Friend of the Taxpayer Award and praise from the American Conservative Union as one of the “Best and Brightest.” Jordan serves on the House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform and the House Committee on the Judiciary.