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After the Republicans lost their majority in the 2018 elections, McCarthy was elected Minority Leader, fending off a challenge to his right from Jim Jordan of Ohio, 159–43. While as majority leader he had been the second-ranking House Republican behind Ryan, as minority leader he was now the leader of the House Republicans. [5] [84]
Mr McCarthy, who once owned a deli in his hometown of Bakersfield north of Los Angeles, joined the California Assembly in December 2002, where he rose to become minority leader, before entering ...
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) answers questions during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the press conference, McCarthy said he had no ...
McCarthy, a prolific fundraiser for the Republican Party, hopes to become the next speaker of the House if the GOP wins control of Congress in the November midterm elections. House Minority Leader ...
McCarthy's ouster and the subsequent leadership debacle have been cited as the main reasons behind a failure for an aid package to be passed in support of Israel. [43] Some McCarthy supporters attempted to use the crisis to reinstall McCarthy as speaker, but these efforts failed. [44] Gaetz said that he did not intend to run for speakership ...
The Minority Leader also speaks for the minority party in the House and its policies, and works to protect the minority party's rights. [2] The assistant majority leader and assistant minority leader of the House, commonly called whips, are the second-ranking members of each party's leadership. The main function of the majority and minority ...
The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an interview and records from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, as it shifts its focus to former President ...
In 2003, while minority leader in the state assembly, McCarthy "support[ed] most abortion rights, but oppose[d] spending tax dollars on abortions". [1] By 2015, McCarthy was, according to The Washington Post, "a staunch anti-abortion-rights advocate". [2]