Kevin McCarthy To Leave Congress At End Of The Year

deadline.com:

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he will resign his congressional seat at the end of the year, bringing to an end an often tumultuous tenure in GOP leadership. “I will continue to recruit our country’s best and brightest to run for elected office,” he wrote in a Wall Street Journal op ed. “The Republican Party is expanding every day, and I am committed to lending my experience to support the next generation of leaders.” McCarthy was ousted as House speaker in October, after just 10 months, amid bitter divisions with members on the far right.

He faced a decision on his future this week, the deadline for filing for reelection for his Bakersfield area congressional seat.

His exit will leave the GOP with an even smaller majority in the House, although it’s expected that McCarthy will be succeeded by a Republican after a special election given the partisan make up of the district.

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