Former Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy said on Friday that he has no plans to resign and will run for a 10th term next year.
McCarthy (R-Calif.), who lost the speakership on Tuesday after an unprecedented vote to impeach him, is rumored to be considering an early exit from Congress, according to Politico.
The 58-year-old denied the reports, telling KGET 17 News in his hometown of Bakersfield that he will finish 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 Republican House hierarchy until he took the gavel in January.
Asked about his future after Tuesday’s vote, McCarthy did not rule out resigning, telling reporters: “I’m not thinking about that.”
Reports speculated about McCarthy’s early departure that he would stay on at least through the election of a new speaker, tentatively scheduled for next week.
McCarthy said that he plans to seek re-election in 2024.AP
McCarthy, who was given the boot three days before the nine-month anniversary of his election as speaker on the 15th ballot, has ruled himself out as a candidate to retake the post.
The former speaker said in his exit speech Tuesday night and his press conference that he expects to “keep fighting” for the American people but “maybe in a different way.”
The California Republican on Tuesday became the first House speaker ever to be stripped of his title. AP
“I’m going to do whatever I can to help almost all of you,” he reportedly told his GOP colleagues behind closed doors after being voted out of the speaker’s chair. “Don’t worry, I’ve collected a lot of money in the last hour,”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) have announced their candidacies and are considered the frontrunners to replace McCarthy.
Former President Donald Trump, who was once the top choice of several members of the House of Representatives, gave Jordan his “Complete & Total Endorsement” on Friday, and said that he plans to attend a candidate forum in Washington, DC, on Tuesday next week.
Trump, 77, has previously said he would consider a short-term stint as House speaker, if necessary to unify warring factions within the GOP.
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