BOARDMAN, Ohio (AP) — For years, the sign had been sitting in a corner of the Republican Party headquarters in Mahoning County, Ohio, gathering dust.
“Welcome future Speaker of House Jim Jordan,” it said.
Donald Skowron, a retired Youngstown police officer who had stenciled the sign back in 2015, made sure it was back on display, spruced up for the occasion, as Jordan stopped by last week for a campaign visit ahead of this year’s election.
Jordan didn’t acknowledge the sign and instead […]
Jim Jordan failed to become speaker last year. But his rise in the GOP may not be over yet