Kevin McCarthy is OUT: Ousted Republican Speaker set to leave Congress
The former House Speaker will step down from Congress at the end of December.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has announced he will retire from Congress at the end of the month.
Writing in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, he said: "I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started."
His departure follows a tumultous year in which he was ousted from his role as Speaker of the House of Representatives in a shock vote in the fall.
Reflecting on his career, he wrote: "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."
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In January, McCarthy became House Speaker after a chaotic 15 rounds of voting.
His tenure came to an end in October when a contingent of ultra-right Republicans ousted him in a historic vote.
McCarthy's time as Speaker lasted only ten months - the third shortest period in US history.
The only two congressmen whose speakerships lasted fewer days than McCarthy’s are Michael Kerr – who died in office in 1876.
Theodore Pomeroy served for only the last day of the 40th Congress in 1869.
No House speaker has served for less than a year in total since 1876.
His ousting followed his cooperation with Democrats in a bipartisan effort to avoid a government shutdown, which enraged some of his fellow GOP members.
