Honorable Jim Jordan
United States Representative, Ohio, Republican
Representative Jordan, of the Fourth District of Ohio, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1994 to 2000 and in the Ohio Senate from 2000 to 2006. He sits on the Judiciary Committee and the Small Business Committee. The following is from the May 3, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007.I appreciate the opportunity to express my opposition to H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. This measure represents an unprecedented departure from…
