Kevin McCarthy is the Iowa State Representative from the 67th District and is currently the Minority Leader

Minority leader

In U.S. politics, the minority leader is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat, with their counterpart being of the opposite party. The position...

. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 2003. He received his bachelor's degree from Wartburg College

Wartburg College

Wartburg College is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Waverly, Iowa. Wartburg West is in Denver, Colorado....

 and his JD from Drake University

Drake University

Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....

.http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070428/NEWS10/704280349/1011

McCarthy currently serves on a committee in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules committee.

McCarthy was re-elected in 2006 with 5,656 votes (61%), defeating Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

The Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...

 opponent Steve Inman and Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

 opponent Brian McClain. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf

External links

• http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=300 Representative Kevin McCarthy] official Iowa General Assembly site
• House Majority Leader State Representative Kevin McCarthy official constituency site