Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took over the Bakersfield Fox Theater Thursday for a meet and greet session with the media and his local supporters. McCarthy touched on several topics of concern for Kern County, including protecting the energy industry, noting the change in leadership in Congress will help…

McCarthy says Bakersfield made history with Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and this is a whole new generation. He thanked supporters for sticking with him, and said, “we’re going to show them that it was worth 15 votes.”