Jim McCrery
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| Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee | |
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In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Leader | John Boehner |
| Preceded by | Charlie Rangel |
| Succeeded by | Dave Camp |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Cleo Fields |
| Succeeded by | John C. Fleming |
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In office April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Buddy Roemer |
| Succeeded by | Cleo Fields |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Huckaby |
| Succeeded by | John Cooksey |
| Personal details | |
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James Otis McCrery III September 18, 1949 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced from the former Mary Johnette Hawkins, since Johnette Magner |
| Children |
Claiborne Scott McCrery (born 1994) |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Attorney; Lobbyist |
| Religion | United Methodist |
Claiborne Scott McCrery (born 1994)
James Otis McCrery, III, known as Jim McCrery (born September 18, 1949), is an American lawyer, politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009. He represented the 4th District of Louisiana, based in the north-western quadrant of the state.
McCrery was a ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee. Had the Republicans maintained control of the U.S. House in 2007, he would have been in line to chair the Ways and Means Committee. Instead, the slot went to the veteran Democrat Charles Rangel of Harlem in New York City. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican Main Street Partnership, a group of Moderate Republicans.
McCrery did not seek reelection in 2008 and was replaced as Representative by John C. Fleming, a fellow Republican.
McCrery was born in Shreveport and reared in Leesville, the seat of Vernon Parish in western Louisiana. He graduated in 1967 from Leesville High School. In 1971, McCrery earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in both English and history from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in Lincoln Parish. Thereafter in 1975, he obtained a degree from the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge. McCrery joined the law firm of Jackson, Smith & Ford in Leesville, where he worked from 1975 to 1978.
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