Jim Jordan was raised in Champaign County, Ohio, graduating from Graham High School in 1982, where he was a four-time state champion in wrestling with a career record of 150-1. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Wisconsin, where he was a two-time NCAA wrestling champion. He later earned a Master’s degree in Education from the Ohio State University and a Law Degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Jordan is a fiscal conservative who believes that families and taxpayers, rather than government, know best how to make decisions with their money. Throughout his career, Jim Jordan has led the fight against tax hikes, including those proposed by his own political party. Jim Jordan believes that cutting taxes and letting families keep more of what they earn helps build strong communities and a vibrant economy.
In Congress, Jordan has also emerged as a prominent defender of the taxpayer’s pocketbook through his work on spending issues. In his time as Chairman of the Republican Study Committee's Budget & Spending Task Force, he introduced the only balanced budget alternative to President Obama's budget in 2009.
In his work on the House Oversight Committee, he has been an advocate of the taxpayer, looking for waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. For the 112th Congress, he serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending.
As one of the most conservative members of Congress, his efforts have earned him recognition from Citizens against Government Waste, Family Research Council, Americans for Tax Reform’s Friend of the Taxpayer Award and the 2011 Weyrich Award for “National Legislator of the Year.”
For the 112th Congress, Jordan was elected Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the caucus of House conservatives that was founded in 1973 for the purpose of advancing a conservative social and economic agenda in the House of Representatives.
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