David McIntosh
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 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 |
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| Born | David Martin McIntosh (1958-06-08) June 8, 1958 (age 66) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ruth McManis |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
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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]
InGeorge 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 SharpofIndiana'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 struggling to gain support in anticipation that President George W. Bush would support 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 electiontoJoe 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 2000 | Frank O'Bannon | 1,232,525 | 57% | David M. McIntosh | 908,285 | 42% | Andrew Horning | Libertarian | 38,458 | 2% |
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| Preceded by | Director of the Domestic Policy Council 1987–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 2nd congressional district 1995–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Chair of the Republican Study Committee 1999–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana 2000 |
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| Preceded by | President of the Club for Growth 2015–present |
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| Preceded by as Former US Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative |
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