The House adjourned at 6:19 pm. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on October 18, 2023.

After the final tally of the first round of voting by Congress for Speaker of the House, as expected,  Republicans In Name Only (RINOS) permitted Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries, of New York, to get 212 votes, those of every Democrat.

Jordan had 200 GOP votes as:

• Six Republicans voted for former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• Seven voted for House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

• Three voted for former Rep. Lee Zeldin, of New York.

Rep. Mike Garcia of California, won one vote, as did Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota, Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Rep. Tom Massie of Kentucky.

Again, as expected, here are the RINOS who voted against Jordan:

1. Rep. Don Bacon, of Nebraska, was the first to cast a vote for McCarthy. 
2. Rep. Ken Buck, of Colorado, voted for Emmer.
3. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, voted for McCarthy.
4. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, of New York, voted for Zeldin.
5. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, of Florida, voted for Scalise. 
6. Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, of Virginia, voted for McCarthy.
7. Rep. Nick LaLota, of New York, voted for Zeldin
8. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, of California, voted for McCarthy.
9. Rep. Michael Lawler, of New York, voted for McCarthy.
10. Rep. John Rutherford, of Florida, voted for Scalise.
11. Rep. Michael Simpson, of Idaho, voted for Scalise.
12. Rep. Victoria Spartz, of Indiana, voted for Massie.
13. Rep. Steve Womack, of Arkansas, voted for Scalise.
14. Rep. Jake Ellzey, of Texas, voted for Garcia.
15. Rep. Andrew Garbarino, of New York, was the second to vote for Zeldin.
16. Rep. Carlos Giménez, of Florida, voted for McCarthy. 
17. Rep. Tony Gonzales, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
18. Rep. Kay Granger, of Texas, voted for Scalise.
19. Rep. John James, of Michigan, voted for Cole.
20. Rep. Mike Kelly, of Pennsylvania, voted for Scalise.
21. Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, of Virginia, voted for McCarthy.
22. Rep. Nick LaLota, of New York, voted for Zeldin
23. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, of California, voted for McCarthy.
24. Rep. Michael Lawler, of New York, voted for McCarthy.
25. Rep. Michael Simpson, of Idaho, voted for Scalise.
26. Rep. Victoria Spartz, of Indiana, voted for Massie.
27. Rep. Steve Womack, of Arkansas, voted for Scalise.

GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California, a longtime McCarthy ally who voted for McCarthy on the first ballot, told reporters he will vote for Jordan on the second ballot.

“I’m not against him,” LaMalfa said of Jordan. “I was for Kevin McCarthy the whole time and I thought the process has been terrible, what has happened to him and the things that he’s been held up for. So I’m voting for Jim Jordan because he’s a good guy. He’s done good work on committee. And we need to move forward with this place today, and get our work done.”

Rep. John James of Michigan, who voted for Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole for speaker, said he would be open to supporting Jordan in future rounds of voting and that he planned to speak with him later.

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