Mike McIntyre
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Mike McIntyre
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| Assumed office January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Rose |
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| Born | August 6, 1956 Lumberton, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dee Strickland |
| Children | Joshua McIntyre Stephen McIntyre |
| Residence | Lumberton, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Occupation | attorney |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (born August 6, 1956) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Democrat, McIntyre represents North Carolina's 7th congressional district (see map) in the United States House of Representatives.
McIntyre was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a political science major in 1978 and received his Juris Doctor in 1981. McIntyre practiced as an attorney until his election to Congress. He also served on a variety of law and economics related councils in eastern North Carolina.
Originally elected in 1996, McIntyre serves on the House Agriculture Committee, where he is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development and Foreign Agriculture, and the House Armed Services Committee. A Blue Dog Democrat as well as a member of the New Democrat Coalition, a centrist Democrat group, McIntyre is considered among the most conservative members of the House Democratic Caucus, and he is very popular in his district even with Republicans.
McIntyre was elected to his sixth consecutive term in the 2006 Congressional elections, earning 73% of the popular vote and defeating Shirley Davis in the general election. Following the return of the Democrats to a majority in the House, McIntyre has been named as a senior whip and as a member of the advisory council to congressional leadership.
In 2008, McIntyre authored the Veterans Outreach Improvement Act. The bill, which is designed to increase funding to veterans' programs, was passed by the House unanimously. He has also written legislation to help tobacco farmers receive government subsidies and buyouts. McIntyre has also worked to increase job training to help create more employment opportunities for former agriculatural workers that have seen their businesses hit hard times. On September 29, 2008 he voted against the $700 billion bank bailout plan [1]
Representative McIntyre still lives in Lumberton with his wife, Dee Strickland McIntyre. They have two sons, Joshua and Stephen.
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[edit] Committee assignments
- Committee on Agriculture
- Committee on Armed Services
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
[edit] Caucus, Task Force and other memberships
- United States Naval Academy Board Member
- Chairman of the Business and Technology Task Force for the Blue Dog Coalition
- Co-Chairman and Founder-Youth Sports Caucus
- Co-Chairman and Co-Founder-Adopt a Country Caucus
- Co-Chairman and Co-Founder-Friends of Scotland Caucus
- Co-Chairman-Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood
- Co-Chairman-Congressional Waterways Caucus
- Co-Chairman-Special Operations Forces Caucus
- Co-Chairman-Faith and Values Task Force of the U.S. House Democratic Caucus
- Co-Chairman-Task Force on Jobs, Economic Development, and Transportation of the Congressional Rural Caucus
[edit] See also
North Carolina Democratic Party
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Congressman Mike McIntyre official U.S. House site
- Mike McIntyre for Congress official campaign site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- Profile at SourceWatch Congresspedia
- North Carolina Democratic Party
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| Preceded by Charlie Rose |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th congressional district 1997–Present |
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