• MCCARTHY, KEVIN
Experience: House: District 23, 2007-Present
Home State: California
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $6,757,161Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Kevin McCarthy
    Gender: Male
    Family: Wife: Judy; 2 Children: Connor, Meghan
    Birth Date: 01/26/1965
    Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA
    Home City: Bakersfield, CA
    Religion: Christian

Education

    MBA, California State University, Bakersfield, 1994
    BS, Business Administration, California State University, Bakersfield, 1989
    Attended, Bakersfield College, 1984-1985

Political Experience

    Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present
    Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 23, 2007-present
    Former Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives
    Majority Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2014
    Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 32, 2003-2006
    Minority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2004-2006
    Trustee, Kern Community College District, 2000

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Central Committee, Kern County Republican Party
    Member, House Republican Steering Committee
    Former Chair, Legislative Committee
    Chair, Pledge to America Project
    Chair, Republican Party Platform

Professional Experience

    Owner, Bakersfield Batting Range
    Former Owner, Kevin O's Deli
    District Director, Representative Bill Thomas

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Board Member, First Book
    Board Member, Head Start
    Board Member, Kern County Food Bank
    Board Member, Kern Economic Opportunity Corporation
    Executive Director, McCarthy Foundation
    Member, Rotary Club
    Former Coach, Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
    Chair, National Young Republicans, 1999-2001
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Support
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Strongly Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Oppose
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 70
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
11/08/2011 H.R.2940 Access to Capital for Job Creators Act 11/08/2011 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.  (All Actions)
10/11/2011 H.R.3143 To freeze the availability of Federal funding for high-speed rail projects in California, and for other purposes. 10/11/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.  (All Actions)
07/26/2011 H.R.1581 Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011 07/26/2011 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/25/2011 H.R.1582 Commonsense Ozone Regulation Act 04/25/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.  (All Actions)
07/30/2010 H.R.6009 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the Secretary of Defense to provide expedited delivery of marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters to the appropriate election officials when such ballots are collected on or before the last Friday before the election, and for other purposes. 07/30/2010 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
03/25/2010 H.R.4943 Informed Taxpayers' Federal Government Annual Reporting Act of 2010 03/25/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
01/21/2010 H.Res.984 Recognizing the importance and contributions of the official United States naval history museums. 01/21/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.  (All Actions)
01/13/2010 H.R.4449 Responsible Online Voter Empowerment Registration Act of 2010 01/13/2010 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.  (All Actions)
12/17/2009 H.R.4352 Small and Rural Communities Wastewater Infrastructure Act 12/17/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.  (All Actions)
10/01/2009 H.R.2393 Military Voting Protection Act of 2009 10/01/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 158.  (All Actions)
07/30/2009 H.R.2623 To amend the Federal securities laws to clarify and expand the definition of certain persons under those laws. 07/30/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
07/23/2009 H.R.2961 To create additional permanent and temporary judgeships for the eastern district of California, to provide for an additional place of holding court in the eastern district of California, and for other purposes. 07/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.  (All Actions)
06/09/2009 H.Res.411 Supporting the goals and ideals of the Intermediate Space Challenge in Mojave, California. 06/09/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
06/08/2009 H.R.2621 To amend title 10, United States Code, to use a time requirement for determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel expenses. 06/08/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.  (All Actions)
05/21/2009 H.R.2622 Compliance, Examinations, and Inspections Restructuring Act of 2009 05/21/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
05/14/2009 H.R.2440 More Transparent and Honest Communications with American Workers Reform Act of 2009 05/14/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.2119 To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require that repayments of assistance from the Troubled Asset Relief Program funds go to paying down the public debt. 04/27/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
04/27/2009 H.R.2118 To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for more detailed repayment procedures for assistance received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. 04/27/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.  (All Actions)
03/26/2009 H.R.1743 WIND Energy Act 03/26/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
08/01/2008 H.R.6819 To amend the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to eliminate certain inappropriate changes in law made to the Medicare Advantage program. 08/01/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.  (All Actions)
Total: 496
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/14/2017 H.R.381 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
05/18/2017 H.R.2227 MGT Act
05/17/2017 H.R.1162 No Hero Left Untreated Act
03/29/2017 H.R.1698 Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
03/22/2017 H.R.806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
02/24/2017 H.R.865 Emergency Forest Restoration Act
02/10/2017 H.R.23 Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017
12/16/2016 H.R.6138 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.
12/16/2016 H.R.5948 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building".
11/30/2016 H.R.5600 No Hero Left Untreated Act
09/26/2016 H.R.6004 Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016
08/30/2016 H.R.5860 Emergency Forest Restoration Act
07/29/2016 H.R.5722 John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
07/29/2016 H.R.4761 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, California, as the "Louis Van Iersel Post Office".
07/15/2016 H.Con.Res.142 Supporting the bid of Los Angeles, California, to bring the 2024 Summer Olympic Games back to the United States and pledging the cooperation of Congress with respect to that bid.
06/09/2016 H.R.4775 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 Passed Yea
05/17/2016 H.Res.734 Recognizing and honoring the historical significance of the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris, and the impact of the California victory at the 1976 Paris Tasting on the world of wine and the United States wine industry as a whole.
10/08/2015 H.R.2898 Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 Failed No
06/25/2015 H.R.2749 Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety Act
06/02/2015 H.R.979 To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point".
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