Jack H. McDonald
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Jack H. McDonald (born June 28, 1932) is a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
McDonald was born in Detroit and was educated in White Lake Township and Detroit. He attended Wayne State University and served as supervisor of census for Wayne County with the Bureau of the Census in 1960. He was elected supervisor of Redford Township in 1961 and 1963, reelected in 1964. He was elected chairman of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors in 1965. He was appointed to Republican Task Force on Urban Affairs in 1967.
In 1966, he was the Republican Party candidate in Michigan's 19th congressional district. He defeated incumbent Democrat Billie S. Farnum to be elected the 90th Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1973. In 1972, after redistricting, he ran in the same district as veteran Republican Representative William S. Broomfield. McDonald lost to Broomfield in the Republican primary elections.
After leaving Congress, he became a consultant and lobbyist with law firm Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. He is a resident of Great Falls, Virginia.
[edit] References
- Jack H. McDonald at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
- Profile at NNDB
- Profile at the Revolving Door at OpenSecrets.org
| Preceded by Billie S. Farnum |
United States Representative for the 19th Congressional District of Michigan 1967 – 1973 |
Succeeded by William S. Broomfield |
