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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.
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Dec 6, 2023 · The youngest of three children, Kevin Owen McCarthy was born on January 26, 1965, in Bakersfield, California. His parents are Owen McCarthy Jr., an assistant fire chief in the Bakersfield Fire ...
May 13, 2024 · Kevin McCarthy is an American Republican politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, who became speaker of the House in January 2023 but was ousted in historic fashion later that year, on October 3. McCarthy is the youngest of three children of a homemaker mother and an assistant.
4 hours ago · Today’s special election to replace Kevin McCarthy in Congress reflects a larger struggle over the Republican Party. The ex-speaker’s protégé and former staffer, Vince Fong, is the ...
- He is the first Republican in his immediate family: McCarthy’s mom and dad were members of the Democratic Party. Asked by Fox’s Chris Wallace in a June 2014 interview how he became a Republican, McCarthy cited “philosophical belief” tied to his upbringing in the time of President Ronald Reagan.
- He got rejected by his local congressman for a summer internship: “I didn’t know the guy, but I thought he would be lucky to have me, right? So I applied and he turned me down.
- He won $5,000 on a lottery ticket as a 19-year-old: The future House majority leader then opened his own deli, named Kevin O’s (after his full name, Kevin Owen McCarthy).
- He sold the deli and used it to pay for college: McCarthy graduated from California State University, Bakersfield, in 1989 with a B.S. in marketing and earned an M.B.A.
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Jan 7, 2023 · McCarthy Wins Speakership on 15th Vote. After a spectacle of arm-twisting on the House floor, Kevin McCarthy won over just enough of the far-right rebels he needed to become speaker. He swore in ...
Oct 4, 2023 · This week, the House of Representatives ousted Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, a position he had held since January. The final vote was 216 to 210, with eight Republicans joining all ...
