[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 209 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation from the House of Representatives:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 15, 2023.
     Hon. Mike Johnson,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation, effective 
     on December 31, 2023, as United States Representative of the 
     20th District of California. Attached is the letter I 
     submitted to the Governor of California. It has been the 
     honor of a lifetime to represent the great people and 
     communities of Kern, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Tulare, 
     Fresno, and Kings counties over the past 17 years, and 
     especially my hometown of Bakersfield and the Central Valley 
     of the great state of California.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Kevin McCarthy,
     Member of Congress.
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                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 15, 2023.
     Hon. Gavin Newsom,
     Governor, State of California,
     Sacramento, CA.
       Dear Mr. Governor: I write to inform you that I will resign 
     my seat in the United States House of Representatives, 
     effective on December 31. 2023, as United States 
     Representative of the 20th District of California. It has 
     been the honor of a lifetime to represent the great people 
     and communities of Kern, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, 
     Tulare, Fresno, and Kings counties over the past 17 years, 
     and especially my hometown of Bakersfield and the Central 
     Valley of our great state of California. I have great 
     confidence that you will schedule a special election 
     forthwith to ensure that our constituents in the 20th 
     District of California will have their voices heard in the 
     People's House as soon as possible.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Kevin McCarthy,
     Member of Congress.

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