(The Guardian) Former speaker Kevin McCarthy to retire from House at end of this year
Former speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced that he will resign from the House at the end of the year.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Wednesday and titled “I’m leaving the House but not the fight,” McCarthy said that he had decided to depart the House at the end of this year and “serve America in new ways”.
The California Republican and former House minority leader wrote: I know my work is only getting started. 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 went on to add: “I never could have imagined the journey when I first threw my hat into the ring. I go knowing I left it all on the field—as always, with a smile on my face. And looking back, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Only in America.”
In January, McCarthy became House speaker after 15 rounds of voting. His short tenure came to an end in October when a handful of Republicans led a move to oust him in a historic vote following his cooperation with Democrats in a bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown.
McCarthy's exit will leave two vacancies in the House
Kevin McCarthy’s resignation will come before the special elections which are expected to take place either next February or March to fill the vacancy left by George Santos who was expelled from the House last Friday.
With McCarthy gone, there will be two Republican vacancies in the House.
Former speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced that he will resign from the House at the end of the year.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published on Wednesday and titled “I’m leaving the House but not the fight,” McCarthy said that he had decided to depart the House at the end of this year and “serve America in new ways”.
The California Republican and former House minority leader wrote: I know my work is only getting started. 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 went on to add: “I never could have imagined the journey when I first threw my hat into the ring. I go knowing I left it all on the field—as always, with a smile on my face. And looking back, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Only in America.”
In January, McCarthy became House speaker after 15 rounds of voting. His short tenure came to an end in October when a handful of Republicans led a move to oust him in a historic vote following his cooperation with Democrats in a bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown.
McCarthy's exit will leave two vacancies in the House
Kevin McCarthy’s resignation will come before the special elections which are expected to take place either next February or March to fill the vacancy left by George Santos who was expelled from the House last Friday.
With McCarthy gone, there will be two Republican vacancies in the House.
