Full Name:
Kevin Owen McCarthy
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Judy; 2 Children: Connor, Meghan
Birth Date:
01/26/1965
Birth Place:
Bakersfield, CA
Home City:
Bakersfield, CA
Religion:
Baptist
MBA, California State University, Bakersfield, 1994
BS, Marketing, California State University at Bakersfield, 1987-1989
Attended, Bakersfield College, 1984-1985
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 20, 2023-present
Former Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives
Speaker, United States House of Representatives, 2023
Minority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2019-2023
Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 23, 2007-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 20, 2022
Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2014-2019
Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2014
Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2008-2011
Minority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2004-2006
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 32, 2003-2006
Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Former Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Owner, Bakersfield Batting Range
District Director, Representative Bill Thomas, United States House of Representatives, 1987-2002
Former Owner, Kevin O's Deli, 1986-1987
Member, Central Committee, Kern County Republican Party
Board Member, Community Action Partnership of Kern
Board Member, First Book
Board Member, Head Start
Member, House Republican Steering Committee
Board Member, Kern County Food Bank
Board Member, Kern Economic Opportunity Corporation
Executive Director, McCarthy Foundation
Chair, Pledge to America Project
Chair, Republican Party Platform
Member, Rotary Club
Former Coach, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
Trustee, Kern Community College District, 2000-2002
Chair, Young Republican National Federation, Incorporated, 1999-2001
Father's Occupation:
Firefighter
Favorite Book:
The Forgotten Man, Moneyball, Lincoln on Leadership, Presidential Courage, Good to Great
Publications:
"Young Guns: A New Generation Of Conservative Leaders"