House Republicans are turning to one of their fiercest fighters to lead their diminished conference after one of their biggest drubbings in decades.Why it matters: Jim Jordan, 62, a founding member of the hardline House Freedom Caucus, has completed a stunning insurgent-to-establishment turn after spending much of his nearly 20 years in Congress battling Republican leaders from the right.The Ohio Republican's victory over House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.)