Gary A. Myers
| Gary A. Myers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 25th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Frank M. Clark |
| Succeeded by | Eugene Atkinson |
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August 16, 1937 Toronto, Ohio |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
University of Cincinnati University of Pittsburgh |
Gary Arthur Myers (born August 16, 1937) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Gary Myers was born in Toronto, Ohio, and grew up in Evans City, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1960, and received his M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964. He pursued a professional career in mechanical and industrial engineering as a steel mill turn foreman. He served in the United States Air Force Reserve from 1961 to 1968. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1972 for election to Congress.
One day after returning home from work at Armco Steel Co., he and his wife Elaine talked about running for congress. The chances of him winning were slim due to the fact that he had no political experiences, little money, and was running in a heavy Democratic district but he was determined that the people of his district deserved a better choice.
During the election of 1975 Gary A. Myers missed 51 of 2,801 roll call votes. He did better than the average median score of the time with a 1.8%. The median was an 8.0 percent.
He was elected as a Republican to the 94th Congress in 1974, defeating incumbent Democratic Congressman Frank M. Clark, and re-elected to the 95th Congress from a very Democratic district. His victory in the Watergate year of 1974 over an incumbent Democrat was surprising. He chose not to be a candidate for reelection in 1978 and returned to work as a steel mill foreman.
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