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| − | |succeeded=[[Patrick McHenry]] (Speaker Pro Tempore) | + | |succeeded=[[Patrick McHenry]] (Speaker Pro Tempore)<br> |
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| − | '''Kevin Owen McCarthy''' (born January 26, 1965) was the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], as elected by the [[House]] on January 7, 2023.<ref>https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0107/1345337-kevin-mccarthy/</ref> It came after negotiations, including a concession that anyone can call for a vote to oust the Speaker and the creation of an investigative committee to probe the weaponization by [[liberal]]s of the federal government. | + | '''Kevin Owen McCarthy''' (born January 26, 1965) was the [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]], as elected by the [[House]] on January 7, 2023.<ref>https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0107/1345337-kevin-mccarthy/</ref> His selection came after negotiations, including a concession that anyone can call for a vote to oust the Speaker and the creation of an investigative committee to probe the weaponization by [[liberal]]s of the federal government. |
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| | McCarthy is also the [[United States Representative]] for [[California]]'s 23rd congressional district. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 2014 to 2019 the House Majority Leader, elected by his colleagues to succeed [[Eric Cantor]] of [[Virginia]], who resigned from the House after his primary defeat by [[conservative]] [[Dave Brat]]. From 2007 to 2013, McCarthy represented the 22nd district of California. Prior to that time, he served in the [[California State Assembly]]. | | McCarthy is also the [[United States Representative]] for [[California]]'s 23rd congressional district. A [[Republican Party|Republican]], he was from 2014 to 2019 the House Majority Leader, elected by his colleagues to succeed [[Eric Cantor]] of [[Virginia]], who resigned from the House after his primary defeat by [[conservative]] [[Dave Brat]]. From 2007 to 2013, McCarthy represented the 22nd district of California. Prior to that time, he served in the [[California State Assembly]]. |
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| | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | | [[Category:United States Representatives]] |
| | + | [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] |
| | [[Category:Republicans]] | | [[Category:Republicans]] |
| − | [[Category:Conservatives]] | + | [[Category:Moderate Republicans]] |
| | [[Category:Establishment]] | | [[Category:Establishment]] |
| | [[Category:State Representatives]] | | [[Category:State Representatives]] |