Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday that he has no plans to resign from Congress and will run for re-election.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday that he has no plans to resign his seat and will run for a 10th term next year.
McCarthy (R-Calif.), who lost his speakership Tuesday after an unprecedented vote to depose him, was rumored to be considering an early exit from Congress, according to Politico.
The 58-year-old denied that report, telling KGET 17 News in his hometown of Bakersfield that he will finish out his current term representing California’s 20th Congressional District and seek re-election in 2024.
McCarthy was first elected to Congress in 2006 and worked his way up the House Republican hierarchy until grabbing the gavel in January.
