James Douglas "Mike" McKevitt (October 26, 1928 - September 28, 2000) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.
Born in Spokane, Washington, McKevitt graduated from Grant High School in Sacramento, California. He received a B.A. from the University of Idaho (Moscow, Idaho) in 1951, and an LL.B. from the University of Denver School of Law in 1956. He was in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953. He was a lawyer in private practice. He served as assistant attorney general, Colorado state attorney general's office from 1958 to 1967. He served as District Attorney, Denver, Colorado from 1967 to 1971.
McKevitt was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second Congress (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1973). That year, incumbent U.S. Representative Byron Rogers had been defeated in the Democratic primary by liberal lawyer Craig Barnes, and the division combined with McKevitt's popularity to produce a Republican pickup in a strongly Democrat-voting district. He was defeated for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972 by liberal Democrat Pat Schroeder. He served as assistant United States Attorney General, Office of Legislation, 1973. Counsel, Energy Policy Office, The White House from 1973 to 1974. He served as member of the Korean War Memorial Commission from 1987 to 1995. Public advocate. He died on September 28, 2000, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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| Preceded by Byron Rogers |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 1st congressional district 1971–1973 |
Succeeded by Patricia Schroeder |