Kevin mccarthy biography

MCCARTHY, Kevin, a Representative from California; born in Bakersfield, Kern County, Calif., January 26, 1965; graduated from Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield, Calif., 1983; attended Bakersfield College, Bakersfield. Calif., 1983-1986; B.S., California State University, Bakersfield, Calif., 1989; M.B.A., California State University, Bakersfield, Calif., 1994; staff, United States Representative William Thomas of California, 1987-2002; member of the California state assembly, 2002-2007, minority leader, 2004-2006; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth and to the eight succeeding Congresses, and served until his resignation on December 31, 2023 (January 3, 2007-December 31, 2023); majority whip (One Hundred Twelfth and One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses); majority leader (One Hundred Thirteenth through One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); minority leader (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congress); Speaker of the House (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress).

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American politician (born 1965)

For other people named Kevin McCarthy, see Kevin McCarthy (disambiguation).

Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 55thspeaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he

1965-present

Kevin McCarthy News: Retiring from the House Later This Month

Two months after being ousted from his short-term House Speakership, California Representative Kevin McCarthy announced he will retire from his national office at the end of December. The 58-year-old shared the news in a Wall Street Journal opinion article published December 6.

“I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways,” he wrote. “I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office. The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.” He later added that innovation, not legislation, is more likely to resolve current societal challenges.

Who Is Kevin McCarthy?

Congressman Kevin McCarthy served as House speaker from January to October 2023. Beginning his political career in 1987 as a congressional intern, McCarthy parlayed his working-class values from the California Assembly to the U.S. House of Representatives, to which he was elected in 2006. As House speaker, McCarthy worked with the Biden administration to resolve the 2023 debt crisis and avoid a first-ever national default. However, the House voted to remove McCarthy’s title in October after he helped pass a last-minute spending bill to avoid a government shutdown days prior. McCarthy is a fierce defender of Donald Trump, and his role in the probes of the former president are under scrutiny.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Kevin Owen McCarthy
BORN: January 26, 1965
BIRTHPLACE: Bakersfield, California
SPOUSE: Judy Wages McCarthy (1992-present)
CHILDREN: Connor and Meghan
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Aquarius

Early Life and Education

The youngest of three children, Kevin Owen McCarthy was born on January 26, 1965, in Bakersfield, California. His parents are Owen McCarthy Jr., an assistant fire chief in the Bakersfield Fire Department, and Roberta McCarthy, a homema

For the former House Speaker, see Kevin McCarthy.

American actor (1914–2010)

Kevin McCarthy (February 15, 1914 – September 11, 2010) was an American stage, film and television actor, remembered as the male lead in the horror science fiction film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).

Following several television guest roles, McCarthy gave his first credited film performance in Death of a Salesman (1951), portraying Biff Loman to Fredric March's Willy Loman. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Early life

McCarthy was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Roy Winfield McCarthy and Martha Therese (née Preston). His father was descended from a wealthy Irish American family based in Minnesota. His mother was born in Washington State to a Protestant father and a non-observant Jewish mother; McCarthy's mother converted to Roman Catholicism before her marriage. He was the brother of author Mary McCarthy, and a distant cousin of U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota. His parents both died in the 1918 flu pandemic, and the four children went to live with relatives in Minneapolis. After five years of near-Dickensian mistreatment, described in Mary McCarthy's memoirs, the children were separated: Ma