House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
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- California Rep. Kevin McCarthy is the Republican nominee for the next Speaker of the House.
- In order to win the seat, he needs almost all 222 GOP House members to vote for him on Jan. 3.
- McCarthy faces holdouts in his party, who he says would "squander" a GOP majority by opposing him.
California Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican nominee for the next Speaker of the House, is facing...