Two months after his historic ouster as U.S. House Speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced on Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California and will leave by the end of the year.
His announcement capped a stunning end for the one-time deli counter owner from Bakersfield, Calif., who ascended through state and national politics to become second in line to the presidency before a cluster of hard-right conservatives engineered his removal in October.
McCarthy is the only Speaker in history to be voted out of the job.
“No matter the odds, or personal cost, we did the right thing,” McCarthy wrote
