Kevin McCumber was appointed as Clerk of the House of Representatives by Kevin McCarthy.
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Deadline: White HouseOct 22, 2026
Sources confirm Kevin McCumber was sworn in as Acting Clerk of the House by Speaker Kevin McCarthy on June 22, 2023 (effective July 1, 2023), so McCarthy did appoint him to the clerk role. The claim omits that the McCarthy appointment was to an acting post; he was later formally made Clerk by Speaker Mike Johnson in January 2025.
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… What are you worried about, or what would you warn him against? So, in the moment that matters, he's actually not the speaker, right? The House will adjourn, and there will be no speaker, and the way that works is, the clerk of the House, who is an individual by the name of Kevin McCumber, who was appointed to that position by Kevin McCarthy, he of the late speakership, you know, we spent a lot of time with him, and I think that he understands that his role is purely ministerial. …
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Supports. The House Clerk's official biography states McCumber was sworn in as Acting Clerk by Speaker Kevin McCarthy on June 22, 2023, effective July 1, 2023.[1][2][3]
Supports. Wikipedia's entry states he was appointed acting clerk by Kevin McCarthy after Cheryl Johnson's resignation, and later served as the 37th clerk from 2025.[6]
Context. The formal appointment as Clerk for the 119th Congress was made by Speaker Mike Johnson in January 2025, per the House clerk biography and Rep. LaHood's statement, and the 119th Congress resolution names McCumber as Clerk.[1][4][5]
Sources
6 sources: 5 primary, 1 not rated
- 1The Honorable Kevin F. McCumber - House Clerkclerk.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2McCumber Biography - docs.house.govdocs.house.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Clerk FY 2025 Biography - Congress.govcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4News | Congressman Darin LaHood - House.govlahood.house.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5H. RES. 4 (Engrossed-in-House)govinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 6Kevin McCumber - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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