Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965, age 61) is the United States Representative for California's 23rd congressional district. A 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.
| Kevin McCarthy | |||
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| U.S. Representative from California's 23rd Congressional District From: January 3, 2013 â present | |||
| Predecessor | Lois Capps | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former U.S. Representative from California's 22nd Congressional District From: January 3, 2007 â January 3, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | Bill Thomas | ||
| Successor | Devin Nunes | ||
| Former Member of the California State Assembly from the 32nd District From: December 2, 2002 â November 30, 2006 | |||
| Predecessor | Roy Ashburn | ||
| Successor | Jean Fuller | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Judy Wages | ||
| Religion | Baptist[1] | ||
On November 15, 2022, McCarthy was re-elected the House Majority Leader for the remainder of the 117th session of Congress ending in January 2023. This makes him the frontrunner to become Speaker of the House at the beginning of the next session of Congress, but it is not guaranteed that he will become Speaker due to fierce opposition from RINOs and conservatives alike.[2][3] While many hope that, as Speaker, he will reverse the Leftist tyranny imposed under Democrat Nancy Pelosi's reign of terror against patriotic Americans (for example, the illegal Pelosi Panel witchhunt) and despite his endorsement by President Trump himself,[4][5][6] McCarthy has often been a shill for the Deep State.
After Rep. Louie Gohmert tested positive for the coronavirus, McCarthy accidentally referred to the former as âCongressman COVID.â[7]
U.S. House of Representatives
In July 2020, McCarthy joined 71 House Republicans and all Democrats in voting to remove Civil War-era statues.[8]
Opposition to Steve King
After the strongly conservative, anti-establishment representative Steve King made a blunt comment that was exaggerated by the media to promote the narrative of him being a âracistâ, McCarthy and other House Republicans quickly stripped King of his committee assignments.[9] In mid-May 2020, McCarthy stubbornly continued to vow that King âcannot be exoneratedâ over the mere comment that was made.[10]
References
- â Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress
- â https://omaha.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bacon-would-work-with-dems-to-elect-moderate-house-speaker-if-gops-mccarthy-falls-short/article_ecfa7c66-6491-11ed-9123-5393236e49c4.html
- â https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11430623/Gaetz-members-waterboarded-Liz-Cheney-vote-McCarthy-speaker.html
- â https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-endorse-kevin-mccarthy/2022/11/08/id/1095483/
- â https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3512413-trump-endorses-mccarthy-as-strong-and-fearless-house-gop-leader/
- â https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/us/politics/trump-mccarthy-mcconnell-speaker.html
- â Two references:
- â The List: 72 Republicans Vote with Democrats to Remove Civil War-Era Memorabilia from U.S. Capitol
- â GOP leaders strip Steve King of committee assignments
- â Two references:
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