Both will advance to the November election with McCarthy so far commanding nearly 70%. Circle size is proportional to the amount each countys leading candidate is ahead. [211] He had unexpectedly dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House shortly before the allegations surfaced. [89][90] The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, on the basis that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution to challenge the results of an election held by another state. [207] McCarthy also suggested that Google was biased against Republicans due to short-lived vandalism of the English Wikipedia entry on the California Republican Party being automatically indexed in Google search results. "[173], In January 2020, after the United States assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, McCarthy criticized Nancy Pelosi for "defending" Soleimani. [49] On June 19, the Republican Conference elected McCarthy majority leader. On November 17, 2010, the House Republican Conference selected McCarthy to be the House majority whip in the 112th Congress. The president was trying to get to the bottom, just as every American would want to know, why did we have this Russia hoax that actually started within Ukraine. [187], McCarthy was a supporter of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which barred federal recognition of same-sex marriage and banned same-sex couples from receiving federal spousal benefits; after Obama instructed the Justice Department not to defend the law in court, McCarthy supported House Republicans' legal defense of the law. Read more, Michael D. Shear, in Washington Nov. 23, 2020, President Trump authorized his government to begin the transition to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.s administration. [202][203] McCarthy called Swalwell, who served on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,[203] a "national security threat". Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who is the 55th and current speaker of the United States House of Representatives. [151], It was reported on February 12 that McCarthy called Trump asking for help during the riot. This district was as heavily Republican as its predecessor, and McCarthy won a fourth term with 73.2% of the vote vs. 26.8% for independent, No Party Preference (NPP) opponent, Terry Phillips. Hours after the vote, McCarthy said, "I don't think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election", but a CNN poll released days earlier found that 70% of Republicans did believe the false stolen election narrative. [32], In May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, McCarthy and House Republicans filed a lawsuit to stop the House of Representatives from allowing remote proxy voting by representatives, a measure that had been introduced under Speaker Nancy Pelosi to prevent the virus's spread in the Capitol. [121], On November 18, 2021, and into the early morning of November 19, McCarthy gave a record-breaking 8.5-hour speech on the House floor using the "magic minute", forcing a delay in the final vote on the Build Back Better Act. [72] Several days later, McCarthy apologized for the remarks and said the Benghazi panel was not a political initiative. First, the rumor is now about McCarthy and a former member of Congress. After changes made during an internal Republican debate, the bill narrowly passed the House, 217213, in a May 2017 party-line vote. ", "Kevin McCarthy Is The Least Tenured House Majority Leader Ever", "Majority Leader-Elect McCarthy Inherits Top Cantor Aides", Voters call for town hall meeting with Rep. 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[170][171], In 2019, McCarthy threatened to take action against two members of Congress, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who had sharply criticized the Israeli government's policies in the Palestinian territories and embraced the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. After Boehner, Could the House Get Even Less Climate Friendly? [28] Thomas has since criticized McCarthy in numerous interviews. [28] He and his family are Baptists and members of the Southern Baptist Convention. Her door will be open to all her constituents. Kevin McCarthy (R) *. Conservationist groups and former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt strongly criticized the bill. While as majority leader he had been the second-ranking House Republican behind Ryan, as minority leader he was now the leader of the House Republicans. 100% of counties (3 of 3) have reported absentee votes. Read more, The 538 members of the Electoral College are meeting to cast ballots for president based on the election results in their states, formalizing Joseph R. Biden Jr.s victory. Concurrent with his house terms, he served as House Minority Leader from 2019 to 2023 and as House Majority Leader from 2014 to 2019 under Speakers John Boehner and Paul Ryan. [177], As House Majority Leader, McCarthy led efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare). "This campaign is officially putting Kevin [] [181][182][183] The CBO subsequently issued a report estimating that the bill would cause 23 million Americans to lose health coverage and would reduce the deficit by $119 billion over 10 years. [8][9] After the January 6 United States Capitol attack, McCarthy blamed Trump for the riot and reversed his previous comments on there being voter fraud in the election. What are her numbers today? [45] After the 2008 elections, he was chosen as chief deputy minority whip, the highest-ranking appointed position in the House Republican Conference. [206] This warning was due to McCarthy's own Twitter default settings rather than any censorship from the platform. See live results, A mob of people loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol, halting Congresss counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.s victory. He said that if Democrats "do not take action I think you'll see action from myself". [147][148][149] On January 21, McCarthy said he did not think that Trump "provoked" the attack. McCarthy finally received a majority and became speaker on the 15th ballot on January 7, after making key concessions to some members of the right-wing Freedom Caucus,[126][127] including a rule to allow a single House member to introduce a vote to remove the speaker, as well as granting Freedom Caucus members three seats on the influential Rules Committee. [128], In 2003, while minority leader in the state assembly, McCarthy "support[ed] most abortion rights, but oppose[d] spending tax dollars on abortions". [73][74], On October 8, 2015, as Republicans were preparing to vote, McCarthy unexpectedly dropped out of the race, saying that Republicans needed a fresh face who could unite the caucus and "I am not that guy. (Nov 2002) Supports Ten Commandments & abstinence-only sex ed. Vote reporting is effectively complete in California. [42], McCarthy defeated Democratic nominee Marisa Wood, winning reelection in 2022 with 67.2% of the vote.[43]. (Supported and Opposed) McCarthy, Kevin (R) $3,742: $23,796: $27,538: Mangone, Kim (D) $1,293: $0: $1,293: See more on Outside Spending: NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2019-2020 House election cycle and . Track the Electoral College results, California has certified its electors for the 2020 election, officially giving Joseph R. Biden Jr. more than the 270 pledged electors needed to become president. He won the three-way Republican primarythe real contest in this heavily Republican districtwith 85% of the vote. [155][156] McCarthy does not accept the scientific consensus on climate change, as of 2014. Officially the topic was said to be "regaining the lost votes in the midterm elections of 2022", but it was widely reported as an attempt to mend fences with Trump and lessen tensions in the Republican Party.[12][13]. [211], An October 2018 investigation documented how William "Bill" Wages, of McCarthy's brother-in-law's company Vortex Construction, has received $7.6 million since 2000 in no-bid and other prime federal contracts. Last Updated: Mar 20, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. EDT District 24 The election has ended with a runoff between. [146] Two days later, McCarthy said that Trump "had some responsibility when it came to the response", and then stressed his original position that all Americans have "some responsibility". [64], In a September 29, 2015, interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity, McCarthy was asked what Republicans had accomplished in Congress. [146] Republicans have criticized McCarthy for inconsistent statements about Trump after the attack. This marked the first time since the December 1923 speaker election that the first ballot did not produce a speaker. Disabling auto-updates may improve reliability when using a screen reader or keyboard to navigate. Published May 4, 2021 11:41AM (EDT) Fox News host Tucker Carlson ripped into Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy over his living arrangements with infamous GOP pollster Frank Luntz . The opposition to McCarthy is centered in the far-right Freedom Caucus, whose chair, Rep. Scott Perry, bashed McCarthy in a statement just hours before the voting was slated to commence. [25] From the late 1990s until 2000, he was Thomas's district director. Log In. After a tape of the comment was made public in May 2017, McCarthy claimed it was "a bad attempt at a joke". See California results . We cannot allow this to happen before our very eyes. [38] The district is based in Bakersfield and includes large sections of Kern and Tulare Counties, as well as part of the Quartz Hill community in northwest Los Angeles County. Posted by Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 With 100 percent of precincts reporting in California, McCarthy has 58% of the vote to Kim Mangone's 42 percent. In 2018, McCarthy won by 27 points. [193], McCarthy introduced the FORWARD Act in 2018, which "would provide $95 million in research funding for valley fever and other fungal diseases". [50][51], According to the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, McCarthy is the least-tenured majority leader in the history of the House of Representatives. Read more, Today encapsulated the politics of progress and grievance that have defined the Trump years: Senate wins for Warnock and Ossoff, and a mob at the Capitol. During the same call he also expressed a wish that tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter would strip some Republican lawmakers of their social media accounts. Conservative groups including the Club for Growth, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the American Energy Alliance opposed the measures, while others, such as ClearPath, supported them. Michael Hayden, ex-director of the CIA and NSA, is pictured in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2017. He was given a seventh term with 64.3% of the vote to Tatiana Matta's 35.7% as the Democratic candidate. She's raised $1.2 million as of Sept. 30, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, more than 10 times the next highest ever raised by a McCarthy challenger. Kim Mangone is on the ballot to replace Kevin McCarthy as 23rd Congressional District Representative. 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Labrador running for House majority leader post", "Can Kevin McCarthy instill a California mind-set in his House GOP colleagues? [115] In June 2021, after Pelosi announced the creation of a select committee to investigate the Capitol attack that would include five Republican members, McCarthy threatened to remove Republicans from committee assignments if they participated. [91][92][93] In March 2021, McCarthy denied he had supported Trump's false claims of election fraud, even though he had supported Texas v. [28][31], McCarthy entered the Republican primary for California's 22nd District after his former boss, Bill Thomas,[32] retired. [146] On January 13, McCarthy said that Trump "bears responsibility for Wednesday's attack on Congress by mob rioters. [47], Cantor lost the June 2014 primary for his seat in Congress, and announced he would step down from House leadership at the end of July. "[117][118] On July 31, 2021, members of Tennessee's Republican congressional delegation gave McCarthy a large gavel with the words "Fire Pelosi" inscribed on it. His predecessor, Eric Cantor, was named minority whip. [78][79] McCarthy did not take steps to thwart Greene's candidacy and did not endorse her opponent in the Republican primary runoff election. 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