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After Kevin McCarthy now question arise who is Byron Donalds, without wasting much of your time just go through these 10 lines and you will get to know about him and the connection he has.
1. Byron Donalds received 20 votes in the election for House speaker, enough to keep Kevin McCarthy short of the 218 needed to win.
2. Donalds was elected in November to his second term representing Florida's 19th District.
3. He won a nine-way GOP primary and defeated his Democratic opponent in the 2020 election.
4. Donalds was raised by a single mother and graduated from Florida State University in 2002.
5. He was working as a financial adviser when he was appointed to the board of trustees at a state college by then-Gov. Rick Scott.
6. This appointment helped elevate his profile in Florida's GOP circles.
7. In the first round of balloting for House speaker on Wednesday, Donalds received 14 votes.
8. In the second round, he received 17 votes.
9. In the third round, he received 20 votes.
10. On Tuesday, Republicans opposing McCarthy nominated a number of candidates, including Rep. Andy Biggs, Rep. Jim Jordan, and former Rep. Lee Zeldin
