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Jim Jordan

10th term · 19.7 years in office: 9 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Representative · OH-4 · Republican · since Jan 2007

Jim Jordan

Bills authored 0Missed votes 14 of 524Party unity 80% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 524 roll calls and 6 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
2811 of 16 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 97%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

James Daniel Jordan was born in 1964 in Troy, Ohio, and raised in Champaign County.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he was a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion, and later received a master's degree in education from Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan Before entering politics, he worked as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University from 1987 to 1995.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

Jordan was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1994, serving three terms, and then won election to the Ohio Senate in 2000.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan In 2006, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Ohio's 4th congressional district and has been reelected to the seat since.Source 1: Jim Jordan — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

In their own words

“The job of a member of Congress is pretty basic: What did you tell the voters you were going to do? Go do that. I focus on that every single day.”

AP News · Oct 24, 2018 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1964

    Born in Troy, Ohio.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

  2. 1986

    Graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a bachelor's degree in economics.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

  3. 1987-1995

    Worked as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

  4. 1994

    Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

  5. 2000

    Elected to the Ohio Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jim Jordan

  6. 2007-2027

    Representative, OH-4.Source 1: Jim Jordan — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

97.33% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Jim Jordan — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Jim Jordanwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

19.7YRS

In office · 10th term · since Jan 2007

147,392VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 36.92%

Certified result

97.33%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1964 Born in Troy, Ohio.
  2. 1986 Graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a bachelor's degree in economics.
  3. 1987-1995 Worked as an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State University.
  4. 1994 Elected to the Ohio House of Representatives.
  5. 2000 Elected to the Ohio Senate.
  6. 2007-2027 Representative, OH-4.
House Committee on the Judiciary chairHouse Committee on Oversight and Government Reform0 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: stated 78 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 49 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: stated 90 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT; voted 60 of 100.
  • Immigration: stated 96 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; voted 68 of 100.
  • Rights & liberty: stated 44 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; voted 53 of 100.
  • Environment & energy: stated 28 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; voted 36 of 100.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 48 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
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11/16

stated positions where the voting record differs from the stated platform.

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Spending vs. restraintRecord ≠ Stated−101
  • Role of governmentRecord ≠ Stated−93
  • SNAP & nutritionRecord ≠ Stated−87

Closest matches

LGBTQ+ policy ±16Energy sources ±17Status for undocumented ±23

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesThrough Jan 14, 2026Lagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$4.8MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $125.0K · 39 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$529.8K · 11.1%
  • Itemized individual$1.3M · 28.1%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$2.0M · 40.9%
  • All other$954.5K · 20.0%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

  • CENTRAL BANCSHARES, INC. NEWsell$50.0K–$100.0K
    Oct 27, 2025filing →

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.711
Social (dim 2)-0.171

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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