{{short description|American politician in Ohio (1977–2023)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kris Jordan |image = Kris Jordan - Ohio Senate 130th General Assemby 2013-2014 - DPLA - 4dd33bcc8c6b71853ab731d33616f568 (page 28) (cropped).jpg |office = Member of the Ohio House of Representatives |constituency = 60th district |term_start = January 2, 2023 |term_end = February 25, 2023 |preceded = Dan Troy |succeeded = Brian Lorenz |constituency1 = 67th district |term_start1 = January 7, 2019 |term_end1 = December 31, 2022 |preceded1 = Andrew Brenner |succeeded1 = Melanie Miller |constituency2 = 2nd district |term_start2 = January 5, 2009 |term_end2 = December 31, 2010 |preceded2 = Jon Peterson |succeeded2 = Andrew Brenner |state_senate3 = Ohio |state3 = Ohio |district3 = 19th |term_start3 = January 3, 2011 |term_end3 = December 31, 2018 |preceded3 = Bill Harris |succeeded3 = Andrew Brenner |birth_date = {{Birth date|1977|02|10}} |birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|02|25|1977|02|10}} |death_place = |party = Republican |alma_mater = Ohio State University<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.--> |spouse = Melissa (divorced) |children = 3 }} '''Kristopher W. Jordan''' (February 10, 1977 – February 25, 2023) was an American politician in the Republican Party. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2019 until his death (after a previous term from 2009 to 2010), and the Ohio Senate from 2011 to 2019, where he was chairman of the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee.
==Career== After graduation from the Ohio State University, Jordan served two terms as a Delaware County commissioner and worked for Rep. Joan Lawrence and as a legislative aide to Rep. Jon Peterson. Jordan was a member of the Delaware County Farm Bureau, Hiram Masonic Lodge, the Delaware County Township Association and the County Commissioner Association of Ohio.
With incumbent Jon Peterson unable to run again because of term limits in 2008, Jordan, a former aide of Peterson, sought to replace him. Among four candidates, Jordan secured the Republican nomination with 53.31% of the vote.<ref>Brunner, Jennifer [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/prohrep.aspx 2008 primary election results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227153144/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/prohrep.aspx |date=December 27, 2010 }} (March 4, 2008)</ref> He won the general election against Democrat Janice Lanier with 61.29% of the vote.<ref>Brunner, Jennifer [http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/ohRep_110408.aspx 2008 general election results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916124611/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/ohRep_110408.aspx |date=September 16, 2011 }} (November 4, 2008)</ref> After his victory, colleagues named Jordan House assistant minority whip. Speaker of the House Armond Budish also named Jordan as a member of the Controlling Board.
==Ohio Senate== In late 2009, Jordan announced that he would seek the Ohio Senate seat held by Bill Harris in 2010. The election race put Jordan against former Representative Thom Collier and Knox County GOP Party Chairman Lou Petros.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120912191540/http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/dublin/stories/2010/04/14/0415du19th-oh-senate_ln.html Three republicans vie for place in November election]</ref> Jordan won the GOP nomination with 53.9% of the vote.<ref>[http://www.thisweeknews.com/live/content/delaware/stories/2010/05/08/brenner-and-jordan-win-nominations.html Brenner and Jordan win nominations]</ref> He won the general election with 69.08% of the vote against Democrat Neil Patel.
Jordan was sworn into his first term on January 3, 2011. Subsequently, Senate President Tom Niehaus appointed him to the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review, and the standing committees on Government Oversight and Reform, including Health, Human Services and Aging, Highways and Transportation, Insurance, Commerce and Labor, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, and State and Local Government and Veteran's Affairs (as Chairman).
==Policies, positions and initiatives==
=== Abortion === In 2016, Jordan introduced the Ohio "Heartbeat Bill", a bill outlawing abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. The Ohio General Assembly passed the bill on December 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |first=Catherine |last=Candisky |first2=Randy |last2=Ludlow |first3=Jim |last3=Siegel |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/06/ohio-senate-passes-heartbeat-bill.html |title=House joins Senate in approving heartbeat abortion bill |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=December 6, 2016 |archive-date=December 7, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207140240/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/06/ohio-senate-passes-heartbeat-bill.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2019, Jordan co-sponsored legislation that would ban abortion in Ohio. Doctors who performed abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancy and other life-threatening conditions would be exempt from prosecution only if they "[took] all possible steps to preserve the life of the unborn child, while preserving the life of the woman. Such steps include, if applicable, attempting to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy into the woman's uterus".<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Glenza |first=Jessica |date=November 29, 2019 |title=Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/29/ohio-extreme-abortion-bill-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancy |access-date=November 29, 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=":2">[https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ohio-abortion-bill-would-make-doctors-reimplant-ectopic-pregnancies-which-is-impossible-or-face-abortion-murder-charges Ohio bill would make doctors 'reimplant' ectopic pregnancies (which is impossible) or face 'abortion murder' charges], National Post, November 29, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=House Bill 413 {{!}} The Ohio Legislature |url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA133-HB-413 |website=www.legislature.ohio.gov}}</ref> Reimplantation of an ectopic pregnancy is not a recognized or medically feasible procedure.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rezac |first1=Mary |title=Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies |language=en |agency=Catholic News Agency |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41307/pro-life-doctors-despite-ohio-bill-there-is-no-procedure-to-save-ectopic-pregnancies}}</ref>
=== Fiscal issues === In one of his earliest initiatives, Jordan introduced legislation that would eliminate the Ohio estate tax. He has stated that it is an effort to help keep more small business owners and the jobs they create in Ohio. However, local governments see the bill as another potential blow to their already strained budgets.<ref>{{cite news | first = Jim | last = Siegel | title = Senate panel passes bill to eliminate estate tax | date = April 15, 2011 | url = http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/04/15/copy/senate-panel-passes-bill-to-eliminate-estate-tax.html?adsec=politics&sid=101 | work = Columbus Dispatch | access-date = April 15, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Jordan was a proponent of fracking in state parks due to the potential benefits it could bring to solving Ohio's budgetary problems. He sees the usage of natural resources as an answer to help with fiscal recovery.<ref>{{cite news | first = Ann | last = Sanner | title = Ohio Senate approves drilling in state parks | date = June 16, 2011 | url = http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110616/NEWS0108/306160039/Ohio-Senate-approves-drilling-state-parks?odyssey=tab/topnews/text/FRONTPAGE | agency = Associated Press | access-date = June 16, 2011}}</ref> He was adamant about stating that there are no real environmental concerns surrounding fracking.<ref>{{cite news | first = Aaron | last = Marshall | title = State Sen. Kris Jordan says 'fracking' hasn't contaminated Ohio groundwater: PolitiFact Ohio | date = July 15, 2011 | url = http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/07/state_sen_kris_jordan_says_fra.html | work = Cleveland Plain Dealer | access-date = July 15, 2011}}</ref>
== Personal life and death == Jordan and his wife, Melissa, had three children.<ref name = Dispatch>{{cite news |title=Kris Jordan, a Republican who represented Delaware County in the Ohio House, died suddenly at 46 |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/25/ohio-state-rep-kris-jordan-of-delaware-county-dies/69944230007/ |access-date=February 25, 2023 |newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|date=February 25, 2023|last1 = Trombly|first1 = Monroe|last2 = Staver|first2 = Danna}}</ref> In July 2011, Jordan was investigated for fourth degree domestic violence after an altercation with his wife in which she called 911 for help.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plunderbund.com/2011/07/19/exclusive-senator-kris-jordan-being-investigated-for-fourth-degree-domestic-violence |title=[Exclusive]: Senator Kris Jordan is being investigated for fourth-degree misdemeanor domestic violence |publisher=Plunderbund.com |date=July 19, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Jordan told the Delaware County sheriff's deputies who responded to the call that his wife "got a little upset … girls do that."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.plunderbund.com/2011/08/16/jordan-dash-cam-video-%E2%80%9Cshe-got-a-little-upset-girls-do-that-%E2%80%9D |title=Jordan Dash Cam Video: "She got a little upset. Girls do that." |publisher=Plunderbund.com |date=August 16, 2011 |access-date=August 17, 2012 |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730141854/http://www.plunderbund.com/2011/08/16/jordan-dash-cam-video-%E2%80%9Cshe-got-a-little-upset-girls-do-that-%E2%80%9D/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He and his wife later divorced.<ref name = Dispatch/>
Jordan died on February 25, 2023, at the age of 46<ref name = Dispatch/> following a diabetic reaction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Kristopher-W-Jordan?obId=27385115 |title=Obituary information for Kristopher W. Jordan|access-date=February 27, 2023}}</ref> Jordan was a type 1 diabetic since the age of 18.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=95730 Kris Jordan- Project Vote Smart] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091203143834/http://www.delawaregop.org/candidates/krisjordan Delaware County GOP: Kris Jordan] *[http://www.krisjordan.org/ Kris Jordan for State Senate ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231748/http://krisjordan.org/ |date=July 22, 2011 }}, official campaign site
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