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The ambitious career of Kevin McCarthy, GOP frontrunner for Speaker of the House

  • Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, is the GOP nominee for Speaker of the House.
  • Over the course of his political career, McCarthy has developed a reputation for his ambition.

Kevin McCarthy, a California congressman, is the House Republican nominee angling to replace Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House in the next congressional session.

While he will still need to win 218 votes to win the Speaker's gavel when Congress convenes next year, the Bakersfield Republican has developed a reputation for his ambition over his more than 20-year political career and is favored to win the position.

Here's a look at McCarthy's career, starting with his time in the California State Assembly to his recent years as a political influencer poised to become second in the line of presidential succession.

Representatives for McCarthy did not respond to Insider's requests for comment.

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