Jim Jordan Biography: Wife, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Height, Children, Political Party, TV Shows

Jim Jordan Biography: Wife, Age, Net Worth, Siblings, Parents, Height, Children, Political Party, TV Shows

December 8, 2024 0 Posted By Gift Nworie

James Daniel Jordan is an American politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 4th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Before his political career, Jordan was a collegiate wrestler and college wrestling coach. He had a successful wrestling career, competing at the collegiate level.

Jordan has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms since being elected in 2007.

As a Congressman, he has represented Ohio’s 4th district, which covers portions of north-central and northwest Ohio.

Profile

  • Full Name: James Daniel Jordan
  • Stage Name: Jim Jordan
  • Born: February 17 February 17, 1964
  • Age: 60 years old
  • Birthplace: Troy, Ohio, United States
  • Nationality: American
  • Occupation: American politician and former college wrestling coach
  • Height: Unknown
  • Parent: 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 February 17, 1964, in Troy, Ohio, United States. He is the son of Shirley and John Jordan and has one sibling, Jeff Jordan. Jordan was raised in Champaign County, Ohio.

He attended Graham High School, where he was a highly successful wrestler. He won state championships all four years and compiled a 156–1 win-loss record.

After 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 Doctorate from the Capital University Law School in 2001, though he reportedly never took the bar examination. Jordan is of white ethnicity and practiced Christianity as his religion.

Career

Jim Jordan started his career as a collegiate wrestler and wrestling coach. He was an assistant coach with Ohio State University’s wrestling program from 1987 to 1995. Jordan was a two-time NCAA national champion wrestler and a former college 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 has been a prominent critic of former Speaker of the House John Boehner, who resigned under pressure from the conservative Freedom Caucus 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 chair 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 staged a sit-in to prevent a Trump impeachment inquiry hearing.

After the 2020 election, Jordan supported lawsuits to challenge the results and voted not to certify the Electoral College results. Though Jordan opposed Kevin McCarthy‘s bid to succeed Boehner as speaker in 2015, he later became one of McCarthy’s closest allies.

. Jordan supported McCarthy during the January 2023 Speaker of the House election. After McCarthy was removed as speaker, Jordan stood in the October 2023 election to replace him but failed to win the speakership in three rounds of voting.

Social Media

  • Instagram handle: @jimjordanoh04
  • Facebook handle: Jim Jordan
  • Twitter handle: @Votejimjordan

Personal Life

Jim Jordan has been married to Polly Ann Jordan since August 17 August 17, 1985. Polly‘s brothers, with whom Jordan had competed in wrestling, introduced the two.

Polly and Jordan started dating when he was 13 years old, and she was 14. Jim and Polly Jordan have four children: Rachel, Ben, Jessie, and Isaac.

Net Worth

Congressman Jim Jordan is a Republican who represents 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.




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