David McIntosh | |
---|---|
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Indiana's 2nd district | |
In office January 3, 1995 –January 3, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Phil Sharp |
Succeeded by | Mike Pence |
Director of the Domestic Policy Council | |
In office December 2,1987 –September 8,1988 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Ken Cribb |
Succeeded by | Dan Crippen |
Personal details | |
Born | David Martin McIntosh June 8,1958 Oakland,California,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Ruth McManis |
Education | Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
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. He is a co-founder of two conservative political groups,The Federalist Society and The Club for Growth. [1]
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.
McIntosh was born in Oakland,California,the son of Jean Marie (Slough),a judge,and Norman McIntosh. [2] He moved to his mother's hometown of Kendallville,Indiana,at age five after his father died. [3]
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. [4] He graduated with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1980,and later received a J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 1983. [5] McIntosh was taught at Chicago by Antonin Scalia,who later became a Supreme Court Justice. [6] He is also a co-founder of The Federalist Society. [7]
During the Reagan Administration,McIntosh served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General and as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs. [5]
In George H. W. Bush's administration,he served as executive director of Vice President Dan Quayle's Council for Competitiveness. [8] In that role,he emphasized limiting or rolling back environmental regulations that the Council saw as inimical to economic growth [9] –such as a redraft of the Clean Air Act which would allow for companies to increase pollution emissions without notifying the public. [10]
Incumbent Democrat U.S. Congressman Philip 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. [11] In the general election,he defeated Democratic Secretary of State of Indiana Joe Hogsett 54%–46%. [12]
He won re-election to a second term with 58% of the vote. [13]
He won re-election to a third term with 61% of the vote. [14]
McIntosh fought against U.S. Senator Bob Dole to get rid of regulations within the health and food industries. [15]
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. [16]
He was a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee. [17]
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.[ citation needed ]
Since 2001,McIntosh has been a partner in the global law firm of Mayer Brown. [5] In 2009,he served as a political advisor to conservative lobby groups on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. [18]
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.
In 2012 McIntosh announced his candidacy for Congress,running in the newly redrawn Indiana's 5th Congressional district,held by retiring Republican 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. [19]
In December 2014,McIntosh was named the head of the Club for Growth. [20] On November 7,2020,on behalf of the Club for Growth,McIntosh was a signatory to a message communicated by Sen. Mike Lee to White House Chief of Staff,Mark Meadows,expressing unequivocal support for Donald Trump following his loss in the 2020 election to Joe Biden and urging President Trump "to exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy at [his] disposal to restore Americans faith in our elections." [21]
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 | 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% |
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% |
James Danforth Quayle is an American retired politician who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party,Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 1989.
Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party,he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012,Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States.
The Club for Growth is a 501(c)(4) conservative organization active in the United States,with an agenda focused on tax cuts and other economic policy issues.
Charles Joseph Scarborough is an American television host,attorney,political commentator,and former politician who is the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC with his wife Mika Brzezinski. He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. A former member of the Republican Party,Scarborough served in the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st district from 1995 to 2001. He was appointed to the President's Council on the 21st Century Workforce in 2002. and was a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world.
The 1994 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,1994,to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 104th United States Congress. They occurred in the middle of President Bill Clinton's first term. In what was known as the Republican Revolution,a 54-seat swing in membership from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party resulted in the latter gaining a majority of seats in the House of Representatives for the first time since 1952. It was also the largest seat gain for the party since 1946,and the largest for either party since 1948,and characterized a political realignment in American politics.
The 1798–99 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between April 24,1798 in New York and August 1,1799 in Tennessee. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives,with some after the official start of the 6th United States Congress on March 4,1799,but before the start of the first session of this Congress in Philadelphia on December 2,1799. These elections were held during President John Adams term. It was the last congressional session before the move to the new capital at Washington,D.C. Elections were held for all 106 seats,representing 16 states.
The 1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections took place in the various states took place between August 12,1796,and October 15,1797. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives. The size of the House increased to 106 seats after Tennessee became the 16th state to join the union. The first session of the 5th United States Congress was convened on May 15,1797,at the proclamation of the new President of the United States,John Adams. Since Kentucky and Tennessee had not yet voted,they were unrepresented until the second session began on November 13,1797.
David Sheridan Schweikert is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2023 and Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he first entered Congress in 2011,representing Arizona's 5th congressional district until redistricting. His district includes most of northern Phoenix as well as Scottsdale,Paradise Valley,and Cave Creek.
Benjamin Eugene Quayle is an American lawyer and politician who is a former U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he is the son of the 44th vice president of the United States,Dan Quayle.
Todd Christopher Young is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator for Indiana,a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Young previously served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8,2016,general election,succeeding retiring Republican Dan Coats. From 2019 to 2021,he served as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Young was reelected in 2022.
Allen Lucas Messer is an American politician and lobbyist who represented Indiana's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 1996 Indiana gubernatorial Election was held on November 5,1996,alongside the election of both houses of the Indiana General Assembly. Incumbent Governor Evan Bayh,a Democrat,was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits established by the Indiana Constitution. He was succeeded by Lt. Governor Frank O'Bannon,who won election over Republican Stephen Goldsmith with 52% of the vote.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8,2016,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Indiana,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 3.
Lucia Kay McBath is an American politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives from a district in the suburbs of Atlanta,Georgia since 2018. She represented Georgia's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2023,and has represented the neighboring 7th district since 2023. McBath is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana was held on November 3,2020,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Indiana,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania was held on November 3,2020,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The state's primary election occurred on June 2,2020. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 15 U.S. representatives from Ohio,one from each of the state's 15 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,other elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on May 3.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Georgia gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana were held on November 8,2022,to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Indiana,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on May 3.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8,2022,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.