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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.
Removal of Kevin McCarthy. On October 3, 2023, the United States House of Representatives voted to remove its speaker, Kevin McCarthy of California, through a motion to vacate [a] filed by Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, a fellow member of the Republican Party. McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of ...
Electoral history of Kevin McCarthy. 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.
Updated December 6, 2023 at 5:40 PM. 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 ...
Kevin McCarthy ascends a staircase in the Capitol (Drew Angerer / Getty Images file) In 1910, Speaker Joseph Cannon, R-Ill., offered a motion to oust himself to put his detractors on the record.
— Kevin McCarthy (@SpeakerMcCarthy) December 6, 2023 The 58-year-old lasted only nine months as speaker after having struck a deal with far-right members of his party who initially refused to ...
McCarthy with Donald Trump in Bakersfield, California, in 2019. McCarthy was an early supporter of Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries, saying that Trump's "intensity" could help the Republicans win House seats. [9] McCarthy also suggested in a private recording with GOP House leadership in 2016 that Putin pays Trump, which ...
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy is resigning from Congress snd will leave at the end of this year, he announced the Wall Street Journal in an op-ed published Wednesday.