Just weeks after being ousted as Speaker of the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has announced he will retire from Congress at the end of this year. With McCarthy’s departure following so quickly behind the expulsion of George Santos last week, the House Republicans’ slim four-vote margin becomes a two vote margin. https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1732436234578829724 From the Washington Post:
“I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways,” McCarthy said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. “I know my work is only getting started.”
McCarthy’s retirement will bring to an end a 16-year House career that saw him quickly rise through the ranks of Republican leadership, culminating with his stint as speaker. His ouster marked the first time in history that the House voted to remove its leader, a move that threw the chamber into a period of instability.
McCarthy’s departure before the end of his term means California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will have to call a special election to replace him.
Kevin McCarthy says he’s leaving congress https://t.co/8effwMiPwo
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) December 6, 2023
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