Sue Wilkins Myrick
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| Sue Myrick | |
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| Assumed office January 4, 1995– |
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| Preceded by | Alex McMillan |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent |
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| Born | August 01, 1941 (age 65) Tiffin, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ed Myrick |
| Religion | Methodist |
Sue Wilkins Myrick is a North Carolina Congresswoman; she has represented North Carolina's 9th Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives since 1995. From 1987 to 1991, Myrick served as the first female mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1992, she ran for US Senate, but lost in the primary to Lauch Faircloth.
In 1994, Myrick was elected to the House succeeding five-term incumbent Alex McMillan. Myrick is one of the most conservative members of the House. She chaired the Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives, in the 108th Congress.
Myrick was overwhelmingly elected to her sixth consecutive term in the 2004 Congressional elections, earning 70% of the popular vote and defeating Democrat Jack Flynn.
Myrick was one of the leading Republican opponents of an abortive 2006 sale of port operations at six major American ports along the East Coast to Dubai Ports World, a state-owned company from the United Arab Emirates. In a February 22, 2006 letter to President Bush, Myrick wrote: "In regards to selling American ports to the United Arab Emirates, not just NO-but HELL NO!".[1]
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[edit] Seat history
The Charlotte-based district represented by Myrick has been continuously represented since 1943, when North Carolina gained a district as a result of the 1940 United States Census. It was formed as the 10th District in 1943, renumbered as the 8th District in 1963 and has been numbered as the 9th District since 1969. The district was one of North Carolina's first Republican areas, though it is not considered to be as heavily Republican as the neighboring 10th District, or even the 5th District. Republicans have represented the district since 1953.
The district has always included all or most of Charlotte. It currently includes more than half of Mecklenburg County, two-thirds of Union County and almost all of Gaston County. 36.5 % of the District's residents voted for John Kerry in 2004.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | District Residence |
| Cameron Morrison | 1943 | 1945 | Democrat | Charlotte |
| Joseph Ervin | 1945 | 1945* | Democrat | Morganton |
| Sam Ervin | 1945 | 1947 | Democrat | Morganton |
| Hamilton Jones | 1947 | 1953 | Democrat | Charlotte |
| Charles Raper Jonas | 1953 | 1973 | Republican | Lincolnton |
| Jim Martin | 1973 | 1985 | Republican | Davidson |
| Alex McMillan | 1985 | 1995 | Republican | Matthews |
| Sue Myrick | 1995 | present | Republican | Charlotte |
* Joseph Ervin died in office and was succeeded by his brother Sam in a special election.
Source: Political Graveyard database of North Carolina congressmen
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Official website
- Project Vote Smart Biography
- Issue Positions
- Campaign Finances
- Voting record - maintained by the Washington Post
- BlueNC's coverage of Sue Myrick - NC politics website
| Preceded by Harvey Gantt (D) |
Mayor of Charlotte, NC 1987 - 1991 |
Succeeded by Richard Vinroot (R) |
| Preceded by John Shadegg |
Chair of the Republican Study Committee 2003 - 2005 |
Succeeded by Mike Pence |
Categories: 1941 births | Charlotte, North Carolina | Current members of the United States House of Representatives | Living people | Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina | American Methodists | Methodist politicians | North Carolina politicians | People from North Carolina
