D.J. Jordan worked in the United States Congress for ten years, most recently as the Communications Director for Senator James Lankford (Okla.). Prior to coming to Capitol Hill in 2008, he worked in broadcast journalism at CNN and then Fox News. D.J. now works for the Pinkston Group, a public relations firm in Alexandria, Virginia. He obtained a Bachelors of Science in Communications from Liberty University and a Masters in Public Management from The Johns Hopkins University. In 2016, D.J. completed a four-year term on the Virginia State Board of Social Services, which overseas the foster care system and welfare programs in Virginia. D.J. and his wife, Glorya, have four children, and have fostered and also adopted from foster care.