 On 19 January 1931, Jordan was summoned to Munich by Gregor Strasser, and was personally met by Adolf Hitler who appointed him Gauleiter of Halle-Merseburg.He then began rising within the Party ranks, acting as member of the Prussian Landtag between 24 April 1932 and 14 October 1933 and being appointed to the Prussian State Council and made an SA Gruppenführer.He was also the editor of the "Mitteldeutschen Nationalzeitung" (Halle) and the weekly "Der Kampf" (The Struggle).