David M. McIntosh
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd District |
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| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Philip Sharp |
| Succeeded by | Mike Pence |
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| Born | June 8, 1958 Oakland, California |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth McManis McIntosh |
| Occupation | Attorney/Public Official |
David Martin McIntosh (born June 8, 1958) is a lawyer who served as a Republican representative from Indiana from January 3, 1995, to January 3, 2001. McIntosh was the Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana in 2000, losing to incumbent Democrat Frank O'Bannon. He is currently a candidate in Indiana's 5th Congressional district, running to replace Rep. Dan Burton.
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[edit] Early life, education, and law career
McIntosh was born in Oakland, California, but moved to his mother's hometown of Kendallville, Indiana, at age five after his father died of cancer.[1]
McIntosh attended Yale University, where he was a member and later president of the Yale Political Union and despite his political orientation its Progressive Party.[2] He graduated with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1980, and later received a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 1983.[3] He was taught at Chicago by Antonin Scalia, who later became a Supreme Court Justice.[4] He is also a co-founder of The Federalist Society.[5]
[edit] Early political career
During the Reagan Administration, McIntosh served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General and as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs.[3]
In George H. W. Bush's administration, he served as executive director of Vice President Dan Quayle's Council for Competitiveness.[6] In that role, he emphasized limiting or rolling back environmental regulations that the Council saw as inimical to economic growth[7] – such as a redraft of the Clean Air Act which would allow for companies to increase pollution emissions without notifying the public.[8]
[edit] U.S. House of Representatives
[edit] Elections
- 1994
Incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Phillip Sharp of Indiana's 2nd congressional district decided to retire. McIntosh decided to run and won the Republican primary with a plurality of 43% in a four candidate field.[9] In the general election, he defeated Democrat Joe Hogsett 54%-46%.[10]
- 1996
He won re-election to a second term with 58% of the vote.[11]
- 1998
He won re-election to a third term with 61% of the vote.[12]
[edit] Tenure
McIntosh fought against U.S. Senator Bob Dold to get rid of regulations within the health and food industries.[13]
After Newt Gingrich resigned as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, McIntosh thought about running himself. He decided not run and and endorsed William Reynolds Archer, Jr.[14]
[edit] Committee assignments
He was a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee. [15]
[edit] 2000 gubernatorial election
In 2000, McIntosh ran for Governor of Indiana, but lost to incumbent Democrat Frank O'Bannon, 57 percent to 42 percent. His campaign was built around a 25 percent guaranteed property tax cut, but he never provided details on how he would accomplish it.
[edit] Post-congressional career
Since 2001, McIntosh has been a partner in the Washington law firm of Mayer Brown.[3] In 2009, he served as a political advisor to conservative lobby groups on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.[16]
[edit] 2004 gubernatorial election
He planned another run for governor in 2004, but dropped out before the Indiana Republican primary after President George W. Bush gave his support to Mitch Daniels, former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget.
[edit] 2012 congressional election
McIntosh announced he will be a candidate for Congress again in the 2012 election, running in the newly redrawn Indiana's 5th Congressional district, currently held by retiring Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman Dan Burton. [17]
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Joe Hogsett | 78,241 | 46% | David M. McIntosh | 93,592 | 54% | ||||||||
| 1996 | R. Marc Carmichael | 85,105 | 40% | David M. McIntosh | 123,113 | 58% | Paul E. Zimmerman | Libertarian | 4,665 | 2% | ||||
| 1998 | Sherman A. Boles | 62,452 | 38% | David M. McIntosh | 99,608 | 61% | Cliff Federle | Libertarian | 2,236 | 1% |
[edit] References
- ^ Keith Schneider, "Administration's Regulation Slayer Has Achieved a Perilous Prominence," New York Times, 30 June 1992.
- ^ Easton, Nina. Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Crusade. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. P51.
- ^ a b c Mayer Brown - David M. McIntosh
- ^ Toobin, Jeffrey. "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court". New York Times, September 23, 2007.
- ^ Andrew Card Address Before The Federalist Society at the 2003 National Lawyers Convention
- ^ The Buying of the President 2000 by Charles Lewis (journalist) and the Center for Public Integrity, page 315.
- ^ Schneider, "Administration's Regulation Slayer."
- ^ Rosenthal, Andrew "Quayle's Moment," New York Times, 5 July 1992
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=747515
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28810
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29475
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30473
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/10/opinion/in-america-health-safety-wars.html
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/07/us/speaker-steps-down-overview-facing-revolt-gingrich-won-t-run-for-speaker-will.html?pagewanted=4&src=pm
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F25FAF31DAD0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ "GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message" Associated Press, July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Former Congressman wants back into politics" Associated Press, July 5, 2009.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
[edit] External links
- David M. McIntosh at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- David McIntosh On the Issues
- Indy Star Fact File
| United States House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Phil Sharp |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district 1995–2001 |
Succeeded by Mike Pence |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Dan Burton Indiana John Doolittle California Ernest Istook Oklahoma Sam Johnson Texas |
Chairman of the Republican Study Committee 1999–2000 |
Succeeded by Sam Johnson Texas |
