Obey Faces First Competitive Race in Years By Greg Giroux and CQ-Roll Call Posted April 1, 2010 at 12:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Sean Duffy, Dan Mielke Recent Stories House Republicans kick Pelosi out of hideaway after McCarthy ouster House Republican infighting turns raw during McCarthy floor debate McCarthy announces he won’t run again for speaker How the vote to boot Speaker McCarthy played out inside the chamber McCarthy becomes first speaker in history ousted Laphonza Butler sworn in to succeed Sen. Dianne FeinsteinÂ