Ahead of a vote for House speaker, here are four things to know about Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
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When the new 118th Congress is seated Jan 3, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is considered the leading candidate to be elected the next speaker, succeeding Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi after the GOP won the House in the midterms.
Despite patches of opposition within his party, no other contender appears to have the same broad level of backing that McCarthy does. When the vote for speaker is taken up on the House floor, it's McCarthy's race to lose.
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