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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.
In the 118th Congress, the Freedom Caucus, a right wing congressional caucus, secured 45 House of Representatives seats. McCarthy, leader of the House Republican Conference, was elected speaker of the House after several days of voting as opposition—primarily led by members of the Freedom Caucus—mounted against him. McCarthy conceded to his ...
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.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who this fall became the first speaker to be ousted from power in the middle of a congressional term, said Wednesday he will resign from office at the end of ...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom the bill is named after. Representative Kevin McCarthy's speakership had been widely characterized as him being among the weakest figures to hold the office in recent history, given the very small margin that Republicans in the House of Representatives held after the 2022 midterm elections.
0–9. 2002 California State Assembly election; 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in California; 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in California