'''Patrick McHenry''', born October 22, 1975 (age {{age|1975|10|22}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States Representative]] from [[North Carolina]], in the state's 10th Congressional district. He was elected to Congress in 2004, and reelected with 62% of the vote in 2006. On October 3, 2023, he became the Speaker Pro Tempore after the ousting of [[Kevin McCarthy]].<ref name="Gillespie 2023 s883">{{cite web | last=Gillespie | first=Brandon | title=Who is Patrick McHenry, speaker pro tempore of House following McCarthy's ouster? | website=Fox News | date=2023-10-03 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/who-is-patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore-house-following-mccarthy-ouster.amp | access-date=2023-10-04}}</ref> | '''Patrick McHenry''', born October 22, 1975 (age {{age|1975|10|22}}), is a [[Republican]] [[United States Representative]] from [[North Carolina]], in the state's 10th Congressional district. He was elected to Congress in 2004, and reelected with 62% of the vote in 2006. On October 3, 2023, he became the Speaker Pro Tempore after the ousting of [[Kevin McCarthy]].<ref name="Gillespie 2023 s883">{{cite web | last=Gillespie | first=Brandon | title=Who is Patrick McHenry, speaker pro tempore of House following McCarthy's ouster? | website=Fox News | date=2023-10-03 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/who-is-patrick-mchenry-speaker-pro-tempore-house-following-mccarthy-ouster.amp | access-date=2023-10-04}}</ref> |