GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning months after his ouster as House speaker

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
AP Political Writer

Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy says he is resigning from his congressional seat in California two months after his historic ouster as House speaker.

McCarthy made history in October when a contingent of hard-right conservatives made him the only speaker to be voted out of the job. It was a stunning fall for a one-time deli owner from Bakersfield who ascended through state and national politics to become second in line to the presidency.

He served in the post less than nine months before a rogue faction of eight Republicans engineered his removal.