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Buck McKeon

Buck McKeon
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Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Speaker John Boehner
Preceded by Ike Skelton
Succeeded by Mac Thornberry
Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee
In office
June 9, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Leader John Boehner
Preceded by John McHugh
Succeeded by Adam Smith
Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – June 9, 2009
Leader John Boehner
Preceded by George Miller
Succeeded by John Kline
Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee
In office
February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
Speaker Dennis Hastert
Preceded by John Boehner
Succeeded by George Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 25th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by Edward Roybal
Succeeded by Steve Knight
Personal details
Born Howard Philip McKeon
(1938-09-09) September 9, 1938 (age 78)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Patricia Kunz
Children 6
Alma mater Brigham Young University, Utah
Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is a former U.S. Representative, serving from 1993-2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

On January 16, 2014, McKeon announced he would not seek reelection in the 2014 elections.

Born in Tujunga, Los Angeles, California, McKeon graduated from Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. He spent two years as a Mormon missionary before enrolling at Brigham Young University. He later received his Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry in 1985, after previously putting his studies on hold to raise a family and establish his early business career. He was the owner of a Western clothing shop until its bankruptcy in 1999 and has also served as the chairman of a small, regional bank. McKeon gained his first political experience when he was elected to the William S. Hart High School District board of trustees.

McKeon was a one-term councilman of Santa Clarita, being one of the first to hold that post after the city incorporated in 1987. He held that position until entering the House.

In 2009, McKeon served as ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor. In June, President Barack Obama nominated Representative John M. McHugh of New York, who was the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee, as Secretary of the Army. On June 9, the House Republican leadership appointed McKeon as the ranking Republican on the Armed Services Committee. Under rules of the House of Representatives, McKeon was required to step down from his position as ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee, though he continues to serve on the committee. McKeon was named chairman of the Committee on Armed Services in January, following the Republican takeover of the House in the November 2010 elections.


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