Judy McCarthy (née Wages) was born in Frazier Park, California, on December 6, 1964, as the youngest of four children. Her father, Harvey Wages, worked at National Cement, and her mother, Sharon, was a homemaker. Judy's family, growing up, wasn't wealthy but was tightly knit, with solid values passed down from her devout Baptist mother. She attended Bakersfield High School, where she met her future husband, Kevin McCarthy.
Judy has remained religious and humble despite her husband, Kevin's, prominence in American politics. In her interview with the Bakersfield Californian, she clearly expressed her identity: "I am not the politician's wife. I am my own person and a Christian." Although Judy has never held a political office herself, she hasn't been shy about advocating for Christian rights. She voiced her concerns in a chat with Right Wing Watch in 2014, emphasizing that while many causes garner sympathy, Christians often do not. She highlighted, "They don't want you to have a right to be a Christian."
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