Kevin McCarthy
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the List of speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January until he was Remova ...
is a
United States representative
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from California and the former
speaker of the United States House of Representatives
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United ...
. Before entering electoral politics, he served on the staff of Congressman
Bill Thomas and was chair of the
Young Republican National Federation
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between 1999 and 2001.
He won his first election in 2000, being elected to represent Area 3 of the
Kern Community College District Board of Trustees
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The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulatio ...
, and would later go on to be elected to the
California State Assembly
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in 2002 and the
U.S. House of Representatives
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in 2006.
2000 Kern Community College District Board of Trustees Area 3 election
In 2000, Kevin McCarthy was elected as one of two trustees for Area 3 in the
Kern Community College District.
2002 California's 32nd State Assembly district election
In the
2002 State Assembly election, McCarthy ran for the 32nd district.
2004 California's 32nd State Assembly district election
McCarthy ran for re-election in the
2004 State Assembly election.
2006 California's 22nd congressional district election
In the
2006 United States House of Representatives elections
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, McCarthy ran for
California's 22nd congressional district
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.
2008 California's 22nd congressional district election
McCarthy ran for his first re-election in the House of Representatives during
the 2008 elections.
2010 California's 22nd congressional district election
During
the 2010 elections, McCarthy was re-elected for a second time.
2012 California's 23rd congressional district election
Ahead of
the 2012 elections, McCarthy's district was renumbered as
the 23rd. He was re-elected again.
2014 California's 23rd congressional district election
In
the 2014 elections, McCarthy won re-election.
2016 California's 23rd congressional district election
In
the 2016 elections, McCarthy won re-election.
2018 California's 23rd congressional district election
In
the 2018 elections, McCarthy won re-election.
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2019 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
In the
, McCarthy did not garner enough votes from members of the
116th Congress
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to become the next
speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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.
2020 California's 23rd congressional district election
In
the 2020 elections, McCarthy won re-election.
2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
In the
2021 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election, McCarthy received 209 votes from members of the
117th Congress
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, though this was not enough to win the speakership.
2022 California's 20th congressional district election
Ahead of
the 2022 elections, McCarthy's district was renumbered to
the 20th. Nevertheless, he won re-election.
2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
In the
, McCarthy prevailed on the fifteenth ballot, receiving 216 votes from members of the
118th Congress
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.
See also
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Electoral history of Joe Biden
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Electoral history of Kamala Harris
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Electoral history of Mike Johnson
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Electoral history of Nancy Pelosi
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Electoral history of Newt Gingrich
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Electoral history of Paul Ryan
References
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Electoral history of politicians from California