The House GOP majority is down to 3 seats after McCarthy resigned

Newsom announces special election to fill McCarthy's seat. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the election on May 21. McCarthy resigned as speaker of the House of Representatives in California last month. Newsom: A special election will be held May 21 to replace McCarthy in McCarthy's old seat.

House GOP majority officially whittles down to 3 seats after Kevin McCarthy resignation. House Republican majority drops from four seats to three with McCarthy's retirement. McCarthy was House Speaker of California's House of Representatives from 2007 to 2007. McCarthy is the longest-serving Republican House Speaker in the history of Congress.