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Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (born August 6, 1956) is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1997 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and of the Blue Dog Coalition. The district is a large, mostly rural district in the southeastern part of the state, including Wilmington, Smithfield, Clinton and Kinston. Following the 2010 United States census, Lumberton, McIntyre's hometown, was mostly redistricted to . On January 8, 2014, McIntyre announced he would not seek reelection in the 2014 elections. ==Early life, education and career== McIntyre is a lifelong resident of Lumberton. His father, the optometrist Dr. Douglas McIntyre, was a city councilman. Earlier relatives were prominent members of the Robeson County bar. After serving as student body president in high school, he interned for 7th District Congressman Charlie Rose, whom he would replace upon the latter's retirement in 1997.〔Dalesio, Emery P., and Austin Baird, ("Ex-U.S. Rep. Charlie Rose helped tobacco farmers" ), AP and ''The News & Observer'' respectively; September 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-05.〕 He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa as a political science major in 1978 and received his Juris Doctor in 1981. McIntyre practiced as an attorney until his election to Congress. He also served on a variety of law and economics related councils in eastern North Carolina and was active in community, church, civic, and professional organizations. () McIntyre is considered the "most powerful and effective leader," political or otherwise, in southeastern North Carolina.〔Schreiner, Mark, ("Top Government Leader: Mike McIntyre" ), ''Wilmington Star-News'', July 30, 2002. "A recent survey of nearly 360 community leaders found that Rep. McIntyre is the most powerful and effective leader in the greater Wilmington region. The region's elite not only placed him atop a list of 45 leading government and political leaders, but first among all leaders in the region", webpage 1; high school, webpage 3; family, webpage 2. Retrieved 2012-09-05.〕〔(Biography ), McIntyre ''house.gov'' webpage. Retrieved 2012-09-05.〕 He was the co-author of the tobacco buyout bill that became law and has pumped almost $4 billion into the North Carolina economy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mcintyre.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=8 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://southeastfarmpress.com/timing-was-right-tobacco-buyout )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike McIntyre」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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