House Republicans Choose Rep. Kevin McCarthy as Majority Leader
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Kevin McCarthy (California politician)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_McCarthy_(California_politician)
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Eric Cantor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantor
Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is the United States Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district, serving from 2001. A member of the Republican Party, he became House Majority Leader when the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011. He previously served as House Minority Whip from 2009 to 2011.
His district includes most of the northern and western sections of Richmond, along with most of Richmond's western suburbs and portions of the Shenandoah Valley. Cantor is the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in its history, and currently the only non-Christian Republican in either house.
On June 10, 2014, in his bid for re-election, Cantor lost the Republican primary to economics professor Dave Brat.Following his primary defeat, Cantor announced his resignation as House Majority Leader effective July 31, and stated that he will not campaign for the general election. Cantor will remain a member of Congress until the start of the 114th United States Congress commencing on January 3, 2015.
Cantor met his wife, Diana Marcy Fine, on a blind date; they were married in 1989. They have three children, Evan, Jenna, and Michael, and live in Glen Allen, an unincorporated suburban community near Richmond (though Cantor is listed in the House roll as "R-Richmond"). In contrast to her husband, Diana Cantor is a lifelong, liberal Democrat. Contrary to her husband's stated positions, she is pro-choice and supports same-sex marriage.
Diana Cantor is a lawyer and certified public accountant. She founded, and from 1996 until 2008 was executive director of, the Virginia College Savings Plan (an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia). She was also chairman of the board of the College Savings Plans Network. Mrs. Cantor is a managing director in a division of Emigrant Bank, a subsidiary of New York Private Bank & Trust Corp.
In the June 10, 2014, Republican primary, despite internal campaign polls placing him 30 points ahead of his opponent and his spending advantage (Cantor outspent Brat 40 to 1), Cantor lost to Tea Party challenger Dave Brat in an major upset.
This made him the first sitting House majority leader to lose a primary since the position was created in 1899. His loss at the primary was described by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the greatest political upsets of modern times.”
Following his primary defeat, Cantor announced his resignation as House Majority Leader effective July 31, but said he would serve out his term as Representative.
Dave Brat
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David Alan Brat (born July 1964) is an American economist, a professor at Randolph–Macon College, and the Republican nominee for the general election in Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, which will be held on November 4, 2014. He will face Democratic nominee Jack Trammell.
Brat defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the district's 2014 Republican primary on June 10, 2014. Brat's primary victory over Cantor, one of the biggest upsets in congressional history, made him the first primary challenger to oust a sitting House Majority Leader since the position's creation in 1899.
Brat was raised in the Presbyterian faith and his wife is a Roman Catholic. Splitting their time between two churches, they are parishioners of St. Mary Catholic Church in Richmond. Brat also identifies as a Calvinist and lists affiliations with Christ Episcopal Church, Third Presbyterian, and Shady Grove Methodist.
Brat moved to Virginia in 1996 with his wife, Laura. They live in Glen Allen, a suburb of Richmond.
Brat's brother, Dan, is a medical doctor and vice-chairman of the neuropathology department at Emory University. His youngest brother, Jim, is a Los Angeles-based real estate attorney.