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Kevin McCarthy

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2007–2025ID M001165
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LegislationHEADLINE
4%with Dems
of 7,117 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
4%with Dems
of 7,117 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
2021 → 2023
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓200720132019
2023–24118th Congress
Sat as a Republican
10.9%with Democrats
of 304 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2021 → 2023, +7 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 14, 2023H.R. 2365Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 2023H.R. 2670National Defense Authorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 2023noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 13, 2023H.Res. 927Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the WorkforceLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 2023H.Res. 918Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of AmericaLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 2023H.Res. 918Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of AmericaLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 2023H.R. 1147Whole Milk for Healthy Kids ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 12, 2023H.R. 357Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 12, 2023H.R. 357Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 304 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.4% · 1,942 votes
Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 1,447 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.1% · 549 votes
Government Operations and Politics2.1% · 338 votes
Finance and Financial Sector1.2% · 258 votes
Energy0.8% · 238 votes
Environmental Protection1.3% · 234 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources1.3% · 234 votes
Health2.6% · 189 votes
Emergency Management7.7% · 155 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 141 votes
Taxation0.7% · 136 votes
Labor and Employment1.6% · 123 votes
Education1.8% · 111 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement2.8% · 109 votes
Agriculture and Food9.8% · 102 votes
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 95 votes
Science, Technology, Communications1.3% · 77 votes
International Affairs4.1% · 74 votes
Immigration0% · 57 votes
Water Resources Development3.6% · 55 votes
Law3.9% · 51 votes
Commerce6% · 50 votes
Native Americans10.8% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 30 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.7% · 26 votes
Animals17.6% · 17 votes
Social Welfare0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

9 Congresses
110th · 2007118th · 2023
Republican · House · CA110th–118th
Term datesexact
Members · California
KM

Kevin McCarthy

Representative from California
HOUSER2007–20259 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
3.8%with Democrats
of 7,117 votes · 96.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested4%of 7,117 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts2021→23, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020072023
2023–24 · 118th · Republican · of 304 votes10.9%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 304 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career
Congress0.4% · 1,942
Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 1,447
Armed Forces and National Security5.1% · 549
Government Operations and Politics2.1% · 338
Finance and Financial Sector1.2% · 258
Energy0.8% · 238
Environmental Protection1.3% · 234
Public Lands and Natural Resources1.3% · 234
Health2.6% · 189
Emergency Management7.7% · 155
Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 141
Taxation0.7% · 136
Labor and Employment1.6% · 123
Education1.8% · 111
Crime and Law Enforcement2.8% · 109
Agriculture and Food9.8% · 102
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 95
Science, Technology, Communications1.3% · 77
International Affairs4.1% · 74
Immigration0% · 57
Water Resources Development3.6% · 55
Law3.9% · 51
Commerce6% · 50
Native Americans10.8% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 30
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.7% · 26
Animals17.6% · 17
Social Welfare0% · 14
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007118th · 2023
Republican110th–118th

Party switchers

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