Biographical Profile for Mike McIntyre
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General: (political statement of goals, objectives, views, philosophies)
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Mike McIntyre has represented North Carolina's Seventh Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. He is now serving in his 5th term.
A leadership survey by the Wilmington Star-News found that Congressman McIntyre is the area's "most powerful and effective leader." Not only was he ranked first among government and political leaders, but he was also "first among all leaders," which included those in positions of business and civic leadership as well.
In Congress, Rep. McIntyre is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and the House Armed Services Committee where he pushes to promote and protect our farm families and is committed to our nation's servicemen and women, veterans, and military retirees. Additionally, he has been a leader on law enforcement issues, an avid defender of our senior citizens, and a strong advocate for improved health care and education.
Representative McIntyre has taken a common-sense approach to forging a bipartisan consensus on public policy and is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. From this vantage point, he has played a key role in finding practical solutions to complex problems. The Fayetteville Observer-Times has even noted that Congressman McIntyre's "stands have earned him high marks from a wide spectrum of political interests." And the Topsail Voice has declared, "His ability to work with both the Republican and the Democratic leadership is a major asset, and the value of that leverage cannot be denied.
Economic development has been at the forefront of Congressman McIntyre's work. Rep. McIntyre was named as the first-ever recipient of an international award in public policy by the International Association of Personnel in Employment Security in 2002 for his efforts to produce job opportunities and increase worker training. The National Association of Development Organizations has also honored Representative McIntyre for his leadership in regional economic development, and the Southern Ec [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
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Personal: (gender, age, marital status, spouse's name and age, children's name and
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Born on August 6, 1956, Mike lives in Lumberton with his wife, Dee Strickland McIntyre. Both of their sons, Joshua and Stephen, won scholarships to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where Stephen is currently enrolled.
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Congressman McIntyre, whose roots in North Carolina are well-established, was educated in the public schools of Lumberton and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
A Morehead Scholar at UNC, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a political science major in 1978 and received his Juris Doctorate in 1981. His senior year of college the chancellor presented him the Sullivan Award, for best exemplifying in his class "unselfish interest in the welfare of his fellow man" during his collegiate career.
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Profession: (profession and work experience outside politics)
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McIntyre started his career as a lawyer, then ran for US House of Representatives.
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None.
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Civic: (past and present organizations, charities involvement)
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Active in community, church, civic, and professional activities, Mike McIntyre has served as a leader in the Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, coached three All-American Drug-Free Sports Teams and has been active in Rotary Club, Boy Scouts, and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Additionally, Rep. McIntyre has been a lay leader in the First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton, including serving as an Elder, Deacon, and Sunday School teacher, and Chairman of the Weekday School and Day Care Committee.
Included is a complete list of his organizations.
Executive Committee, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1995
Vice-Chairman, Lumberton Family and Youth Commission, 1995
Board of Directors, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1995
Legislative Committee Chair, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1995
President, Lumberton Economic Advancement for Downtown, Incorporated, 1988, 1989
State Chairman, North Carolina Bar Association's Citizenship Education Committee for Young Lawyer's Division, 1986-1987
American Bar Association's Citizenship Education Committee, 1981-1987
Blue Dog Coalition
Boy Scouts of America
Lay Leader/Elder/Deacon/Sunday School Teacher, First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton
Lumberton Parent Teacher Assocation
Honorary Life Membership, Military Officers' Association of North Carolina
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
New Democrat Coalition
North Carolina State Bar Association
Parent-Teacher Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Rotary Club
United States Commission on Security and Cooperation with Europe
Advisory Board, United States Naval Academy.
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Political: (dates and titles of previously held political offices)
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Mike McIntyre is now serving in his 7th term.
Rep. McIntyre is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and the House Armed Services Committee and is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.
He has served as Co-Chairman of the Rural Caucus Task Force on Jobs, Economic Development and Transportation.
He is founder and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Waterways Caucus.
A Senior Whip on Capitol Hill and a member of the Majority Leader's Advisory Council, Congressman McIntyre also serves on the Steering Committee of the Rural Health Care Coalition and as Co-Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood. He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus.
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Presbyterian.
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His accomplishments have been recognized by numerous organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Union, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the National Federation of Independent Business, the American Federation of Teachers, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Congressman McIntyre has received the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award from the Robeson County Crop Promotion Association. The National Guard Association has presented the congressman the prestigious Charles Dick Medal of Merit for his outstanding work on behalf of the National Guard and our national defense. McIntyre won top honors for the Admiral's Circle Award by the National Marine Manufacturers' Association in 2005 and has been honored by the American Coastal Coalition and its successor organization, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. He was also chosen as the "Beach Preservationist of the Year" in 2005 by the Oak Island Beach Preservation Society. And he has received the Conservationist Award by the N.C. Coastal Land Trust.
Because of his fight for our senior citizens, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare has honored Mike with a pair of boxing gloves, and in 2005 he was named the winner of the "MVP" Award for the entire Congress by TREA Senior Citizens League.
A Senior Whip on Capitol Hill, Congressman McIntyre also serves on the Steering Committee of the Rural Health Care Coalition and as Co-Chairman of the Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood, and he was selected in his first year in office as a Congressional delegate to the President's Summit for America's Future. In 2002, he was the only Member of the House to be chosen for a Legislative Award in recognition of his leadership and "ongoing commitment to policies improving health care" by the National Rural Health Association.
A leadership survey by the Wilmington Star-News found that Congressman McIntyre is the area [Response was truncated to maximum response length of 2000 characters.]
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