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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.
Kevin A. McCarthy (born 1950) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 37th District from 1997 to 2011.The district included all of Orland Hills, portions of Orland Park, Tinley Park, Oak Forest and unincorporated Frankfort Square.
On September 17, 2020, McCarthy voted against House Resolution 908 to condemn racism against Asian-Americans related to the COVID-19 pandemic.He said the resolution was "a waste of time", and "At the heart of this resolution is the absurd notion that referring to the virus as a Wuhan virus or the China virus is the same as contributing to violence against Asian Americans."
McCarthy’s timeline means he would depart before the Feb. 13 special election to replace expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., further cutting the Republican majority to 220 members to 213 Democrats.
Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, a far-right member and conspiracy theorist who became a McCarthy ally, said: “Now in 2024, we will have a 1 seat majority in the House of Representatives ...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker. A handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to make history as McCarthy became the first speaker ...
Just two months after he was ousted as speaker of the House of Representatives on Oct. 3, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has announced his resignation from Congress, effective at the end of this ...
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 the House was removed ...