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Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party , he was the U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district from 2007 until his resignation in 2023.
Representative Matt Gaetz led resistance to Kevin McCarthy and successfully filed a motion to recall him. The 2022 midterm elections resulted in a narrow, 2-seat Senate majority for the Democratic Party and a narrow, 4-seat House of Representatives majority for the Republican Party.
On September 17, 2020, McCarthy voted against House Resolution 908 to condemn racism against Asian-Americans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.He said the resolution was "a waste of time", and "At the heart of this resolution is the absurd notion that referring to the virus as a Wuhan virus or the China virus is the same as contributing to violence against Asian Americans."
Kevin McCarthy (Bakersfield) Republican: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2023 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th: Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 20th district. 2013–2023 Southern Central Valley including parts of ...
McCarthy in 2023. Kevin McCarthy is a United States representative from California and the former speaker of the United States House of Representatives.Before entering electoral politics, he served on the staff of Congressman Bill Thomas and was chair of the Young Republican National Federation between 1999 and 2001.
However, McCarthy's first pursuit of the House speakership had been the October 2015 speaker election, which was held after John Boehner resigned under pressure from conservative hardliners and the Freedom Caucus, [10] [44] Kevin McCarthy sought the Republican nomination and was initially judged as the party's preferred candidate. [45]
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Wednesday he will resign from Congress at the end of this month, further shrinking the House Republican majority.
Additionally, since many speakers held office for multiple terms, often with non-consecutive periods, the time listed for each speaker represents the total length of their time as speaker. It is important to note that the period between the adjournment of one Congress and the convening of the next Congress is not included in the calculations.