David M. McIntosh

David McIntosh
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 2nd District
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by Philip Sharp
Succeeded by Mike Pence
Personal details
Born June 8, 1958
Oakland, California
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Ruth McManis McIntosh
Occupation Attorney
Club for Growth (president)

David Martin McIntosh (born June 8, 1958) is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2001. McIntosh was the Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2000, losing to Democratic incumbent Frank O'Bannon. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination in Indiana's 5th congressional district in 2012. In December 2014, McIntosh was named the president of the Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative 501(c)4 organization.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] He graduated with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1980, and later received a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 1983.[4] He was taught at Chicago by Antonin Scalia, who later became a Supreme Court Justice.[5] He is also a co-founder of The Federalist Society.[6]

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.[4]

In George H. W. Bush's administration, he served as executive director of Vice President Dan Quayle's Council for Competitiveness.[7] In that role, he emphasized limiting or rolling back environmental regulations that the Council saw as inimical to economic growth[8] – such as a redraft of the Clean Air Act which would allow for companies to increase pollution emissions without notifying the public.[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

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.[10] In the general election, he defeated Democrat Secretary of State of Indiana Joe Hogsett 54%-46%.[11]

1996

He won re-election to a second term with 58% of the vote.[12]

1998

He won re-election to a third term with 61% of the vote.[13]

Tenure

McIntosh fought against U.S. Senator Bob Dole to get rid of regulations within the health and food industries.[14]

After Newt Gingrich resigned as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, McIntosh thought about running himself. He decided not to run and endorsed William Reynolds Archer, Jr.[15]

Committee assignments

He was a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee.[16]

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.

Post-congressional career

Since 2001, McIntosh has been a partner in the Washington law firm of Mayer Brown.[4] In 2009, he served as a political advisor to conservative lobby groups on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.[17]

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.

2012 congressional election

In 2012 McIntosh announced his candidacy for Congress, running in the newly redrawn Indiana's 5th Congressional district, held by then-retiring Republican incumbent U.S. Congressman Dan Burton. He was narrowly defeated in the primary by former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks, losing to her by 1,010 votes out of over 100,000 votes cast.[18]

Electoral history

Indiana's 2nd congressional district: Results 1994–1998[19]
Year Democratic 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%
Governor of Indiana: Results 2000[20]
Year Democratic Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct 3rd Party Party Votes Pct
2000 Frank O'Bannon 1,232,525 57% David M. McIntosh 908,285 42% Andrew Horning Libertarian 38,458 2%

References

  1. ↑ "Why the Club for Growth Is Changing Leadership". National Journal. December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ Keith Schneider, "Administration's Regulation Slayer Has Achieved a Perilous Prominence," New York Times, 30 June 1992.
  3. ↑ Easton, Nina. Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Crusade. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. P51.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mayer Brown - David M. McIntosh
  5. ↑ Toobin, Jeffrey. "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court". New York Times, September 23, 2007.
  6. ↑ Andrew Card Address Before The Federalist Society at the 2003 National Lawyers Convention
  7. ↑ The Buying of the President 2000 by Charles Lewis (journalist) and the Center for Public Integrity, page 315.
  8. ↑ Schneider, "Administration's Regulation Slayer."
  9. ↑ Rosenthal, Andrew "Quayle's Moment," New York Times, 5 July 1992
  10. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=747515
  11. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28810
  12. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29475
  13. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30473
  14. ↑ Herbert, Bob (July 10, 1995). "In America; Health & Safety Wars". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ Seelye, Katharine Q. (November 7, 1998). "THE SPEAKER STEPS DOWN: THE OVERVIEW; FACING A REVOLT, GINGRICH WON'T RUN FOR SPEAKER AND WILL QUIT CONGRESS". The New York Times.
  16. ↑ 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ "GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message" Associated Press, July 5, 2009.
  18. ↑ "Former Congressman wants back into politics" Associated Press, July 5, 2009.
  19. ↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  20. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". David Leip. Retrieved 2013-08-06.

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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