The North Carolina Republican was named speaker pro tempore minutes after the House voted to remove former speaker Kevin McCarthy from the speakership.
Republican North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry is now the temporary leader of the House of Representatives as speaker pro tempore following Kevin McCarthy's removal.
For McHenry, who stands out with his signature bow ties, the interim job marks his most public position to date during his 10 terms in the House. Here's a look at who he is and how he ended up in the position.
McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from North Carolina, is in the spotlight as the speaker pro tempore, the reluctant leader of a paralyzed House of Representatives.
RALEIGH, N.C. >> As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside — at least temporarily.
As Kevin McCarthy got pushed out of his job as House speaker, in part by colleagues who helped put him on the dais nine months ago, one of his top lieutenants stepped in to preside - at least temporarily.
