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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.
From 1942, McCarthy and his wife Augusta Dabney had a close friendship with actor Montgomery Clift. McCarthy and Clift were cast in a play together, Ramon Naya's Mexican Mural . They became best friends, acted together in several more projects, and were believed by some prominent individuals, including Tennessee Williams , Truman Capote [ 12 ...
McCarthy's removal marked the first time in American history that a speaker of the House was removed through a motion to vacate. The vacancy started a process to elect a speaker that began following an eight-day recess. In the 118th Congress, the 2022 elections formed a narrow majority for Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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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.
Kevin McCarthy donated to a Mace primary challenger and his allies launched attacks against the congresswoman, who voted to boot McCarthy as speaker last year. Kevin McCarthy’s first target in ...
Kevin McCarthy ascends a staircase in the Capitol (Drew Angerer / Getty Images file) In 1910, Speaker Joseph Cannon, R-Ill., offered a motion to oust himself to put his detractors on the record.
McCarthy was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2002. [3] He is a five–time winner of the Press Club of Dallas "Katie" award for "Best Talk Show" in Texas and the 1995 American Women in Radio & Television's Dallas-Fort Worth Radio Personality of the Year. [ 4 ]