Congressman Kevin McCarthy proudly serves California’s 23rd district and is currently the Republican Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. Kevin was first elected to Congress in 2006 and is a native of Bakersfield and a fourth-generation Kern County resident. The grandson of a cattle rancher and the son of a firefighter, Kevin grew up a working-class family and is committed to preserving and promoting the American dream for hardworking Americans.
The United States faces many challenges in the world today. Congress must contribute to helping craft an effective foreign policy agenda that defends our nation’s values, allies, and interests while remaining accountable to the American people. This includes ensuring that our nation maintains its competitive advantage with nations like China and Russia, holding them to account when they infringe fundamental values of freedom, liberty, and democracy and when they compete unfairly in global commerce.