Kevin M. McCarthy (born June 29, 1971) is an American Democratic legislator who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 until 2013 and, for his last two years there, was the House Minority Leader. McCarthy was born, raised, and resides in Des Moines, Iowa. He received his B.A. from Wartburg College and his J.D. from Drake University.[1]
Kevin McCarthy | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Chiodo |
| Succeeded by | Brian Meyer |
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| Born | June 29, 1971 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Marcy McCarthy |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Alma mater | Wartburg College(BA) Drake University (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Website | McCarthy's website |
The son of former Des Moines Police Chief and former Polk County Sheriff Bill McCarthy, he resigned in August 2013 to take a position with the Iowa Attorney General's office.[2]
Electoral history
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72nd District contest
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Early 67th District contests
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| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [10] District 67 | Democratic | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 [11] District 67 Turnout: 15,285 | Democratic hold | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | 9,412 | 61.58% | ||
| Larry Disney | Republican | 5,204 | 34.05% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 [12] District 67 | Democratic | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 [13] District 67 Turnout: 10,928 | Democratic hold | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | 6,226 | 56.97% | ||
| Jeremy L. Walters | Republican | 4,173 | 38.17% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [14] District 33 | Democratic | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [15] District 33 Turnout: 12,834 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Kevin McCarthy* | Democratic | 8,772 | 68.35% | ||
| Daniel G. LeRette | Republican | 3,303 | 25.74% | ||||
References
edit- ^ Erzen, Todd. "Incumbent McCarthy faces two new foes" (The Des Moines Register, October 16, 2006)
- ^ "The des Moines Register".
- ^ "June 6, 2000 Primary Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Canvass Summary, 2002 Primary Election 6/4/2002" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-01. p. 29. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2002 General Election 11/5/2002" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 35. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 General Election 11/2/2004" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 41. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 207. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 108. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 125. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 79. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin McCarthy (politician).
- Representative Kevin McCarthy official Iowa General Assembly site
- House Majority Leader State Representative Kevin McCarthy official constituency site
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics