Sue Myrick
Sue Myrick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district | |
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alex McMillan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pittenger |
| 51st Mayor of Charlotte | |
In office 1987–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey Gantt |
| Succeeded by | Richard Vinroot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-08-01) August 1, 1941 Tiffin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Forest (Divorced)[1] Ed Myrick |
| Children | 2 (including Dan) 3 stepchildren |
| Education | Heidelberg University, Ohio |
Sue Wilkins Myrick (born August 1, 1941) is the former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district, serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7, 2012, she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and was replaced by Robert Pittenger.
Contents
1 Early life, education, and business career
2 Charlotte city politics
3 1992 U.S. Senate election
4 U.S. House of Representatives
4.1 Elections
4.2 Tenure
4.3 Committee assignments
4.4 Caucus memberships
5 Personal life
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Early life, education, and business career
Myrick was born in 1941 in Tiffin, Ohio.[2] She graduated from Port Clinton High School in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio.[3] She attended Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio between 1959 and 1960. Prior to going into public relations and advertising, she was a Sunday School Teacher. Sue is the former President and CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises.[4]
Charlotte city politics
Myrick ran for a seat on the Charlotte City Council unsuccessfully in 1981. In 1983, she was elected to an At-Large District of the City Council and served until 1985. In 1987, she was elected as the first female Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1989, when Sue Myrick was running for re-election as mayor of Charlotte, NC, she confessed to having had a relationship with her husband in 1973 while he was still married to his former wife. (She went on to win the election.) [5]
1992 U.S. Senate election
In 1992, she ran for the nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, held by incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Terry Sanford. The Republican primary was won by Lauch Faircloth, who defeated Myrick and former U.S. Representative Walter Johnston 48%–30%–17%.[6]
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
In 1994, Myrick was elected to the House, succeeding five-term incumbent Alex McMillan.
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. Similarly, she defeated Democrat William Glass in 2006 with almost 67% of the vote.[7]
Two Charlotte-area Democrats announced challenges to Myrick in 2008 – Harry Taylor and Ross Overby. Myrick defeated Taylor with almost 63% of the vote.[8]
On February 7, 2012, she announced that she was retiring from Congress.[9]
Tenure
- Ideology
Myrick was one of the most conservative members of the House. She chaired the Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives, in the 108th Congress.
Being a cancer survivor herself, she has been one of the leading advocates to find a cure for breast cancer. While in Congress she introduced a bill to provide treatment for women on Medicaid diagnosed with breast cancer - the bill passed and was signed into law - previously women diagnosed under Medicaid had no treatment options.
Myrick was one of the leading Republican opponents of an abortive 2006 sale of 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!".[10]
Committee assignments
Committee on Energy and Commerce (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Health
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Vice Chair - Full Committee)
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence)
Caucus memberships
- Deputy Whip
- Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus (Founder)
- House Cancer Caucus (Co-Chair)
- International Conservation Caucus
Republican Study Committee {First woman chairman 2003–2005}- Sportsmen's Caucus
- Tea Party Caucus
Personal life
Sue is a wife and a mother of two children and three step-children. She and her husband, Ed Myrick, have 12 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.[11] Her second son, Dan Forest, was elected Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina in 2012.[12]
See also
- Women in the United States House of Representatives
References
^ Sue Myrick: Women in Congress Office of the Historian of the United States House of Representatives
^ "Sue Myrick's Political Summary - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-03-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Sue Myrick - U.S. Congress Votes Database - The Washington Post". 2012-02-05. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
^ "Sue Myrick's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^ Newsweek, March 22, 2008, "Girls Will Be Girls. Or Not." by Julia Baird
^ "NC US Senate - R Primary Race - May 05, 1992". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^ "Our Campaigns - NC - District 09 Race - Nov 07, 2006". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
^ Bush critic challenging Myrick | newsobserver.com projects Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ Weiner, Rachel (February 7, 2012). "N.C. Republican Rep. Sue Myrick retiring". Washington Post.
^ Letter to the President Archived 2006-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-05-29.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sue Wilkins Myrick. |
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Appearances on C-SPAN
Sue Myrick Mayoral Papers, J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
Sue Myrick Congressional Papers, J Murrey Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Harvey Gantt | Mayor of Charlotte 1987–1991 | Succeeded by Richard Vinroot |
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by Alex McMillan | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1995–2013 | Succeeded by Robert Pittenger |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Shadegg | Chair of the Republican Study Committee 2003–2005 | Succeeded by Mike Pence |
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