SACRAMENTO – Today, California Republican Party Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson released the following statement in response to California Republican Kevin McCarthy being elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives:

“I am thrilled to congratulate a leader in our Party, a critical ally to the CAGOP, and a dear friend, Kevin McCarthy, on earning the support of his peers to serve as our country’s Speaker of the House. Last November, voters put their trust in Republicans by electing a GOP House majority. Speaker McCarthy is the right person to now lead that majority in addressing some of our nation’s biggest issues, holding the radical Biden Administration accountable, and moving our country forward once again.”