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Sue Myrick

Office District Status
U.S. Representative U.S. House 9 Incumbent
Party In Office Since Term Ends
Republican 1994 2010
Level of Government  
Congress  
Date of Birth Birthplace Now Lives In
August 1, 1941 Tiffin, OH Charlotte, NC

Synopsis

Myrick ran for the Charlotte City Council in the 1980s after becoming angry over a property dispute. In 1987, she was elected the city's first female mayor, and she was re-elected two years later. She won a seat in 1994 in the U.S. House in the Ninth Congressional District, which covers parts of Charlotte and nearby suburbs. As freshman liaison to then-Speaker Newt Gingrich, she was a high-profile member of the Republican revolution. After being treated for breast cancer, she sponsored a law in 1999 to extend Medicaid coverage for breast and cervical cancer. She voted for the Iraq war resolution. Recently, she has proposed bills that would crackdown on illegal immigration.

Trivia

She owned an Amway distributorship.

Endorsements

Biography

Marital Status
Spouse
Ed
Children
Two children; three stepchildren
Biography to come.

Occupation

Former ad agency CEO







Community Involvement:
Not specified.

Contact Info

Email: myrick@mail.house.gov

U.S. House
230 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-1976
Charlotte Office
6525 Morrison Blvd., Suite 402, Charlotte, N.C. 28211
704-362-1060
Gastonia Office
197 West Main Ave., Gastonia, N.C. 28052
704-861-1976

Education


Heidelberg College




Military

Not specified.
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