Mike McIntyre

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Mike McIntyre
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  January 7, 1997–
Preceded by	Charlie Rose
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	August 06, 1956 (age 50) Lumberton, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Dee Strickland
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 and Foreign Agriculture Programs, and the House Armed Services Committee. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, a centrist Democrat group, McIntyre is considered among the most conservative members of the House Democratic Caucus, and 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.

Representatve McIntyre still lives in Lumberton with his wife, Dee Strickland McIntyre. They have two sons, Joshua and Stephen.

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Information from Project Vote Smart
  • Project Vote Smart Biography
  • Campaign Finances
  • Issue Positions
  • Voting record
• 2006 Campaign website
• Voting record maintained by the Washington Post

Political offices
Preceded by Charlie Rose	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 7th congressional district 1997–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

North Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Elizabeth Dole (R), Richard Burr (R) Representative(s): G. K. Butterfield (D), Bob Etheridge (D), Walter B. Jones (R), David Price (D), Virginia Foxx (R), Howard Coble (R), Mike McIntyre (D), Robin Hayes (R), Sue Myrick (R), Patrick McHenry (R), Heath Shuler (D), Mel Watt (D), Brad Miller (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands