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Removal of Kevin McCarthy. 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 ...
Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters. Months after being ousted as House speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-California, announced he is resigning from Congress and is not seeking reelection ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who this fall became the first speaker to be ousted from power in the middle of a congressional term, said Wednesday he will resign from office at the end of ...
‘I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways,’ McCarthy writes as he announces retirement after removal from speakership Kevin McCarthy to retire ...
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.
McCarthy ultimately prevailed when the remaining six anti-McCarthy holdouts voted "present" on the 15th ballot, ending the longest multiple-ballot speaker election since before the Civil War. [70] [71] [72] He was removed from office less than ten months later, the first time in American History the House voted to remove its incumbent speaker. [73]
Here's what to know today. House enters uncharted territory after McCarthy’s ouster. Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House after lawmakers voted yesterday to oust him from the position ...
McCarthy has represented the area around his hometown in Congress for 17 years. Kevin McCarthy leaving Congress at year’s end. Was first California Republican as House speaker