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John M. Spratt, Jr.

John Spratt
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Chairman of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by Jim Nussle
Succeeded by Paul Ryan
Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007
Leader Dick Gephardt
Nancy Pelosi
Preceded by John Kasich
Succeeded by Paul Ryan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by Ken Holland
Succeeded by Mick Mulvaney
Personal details
Born John McKee Spratt, Jr.
(1942-11-01) November 1, 1942 (age 74)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Jane Stacy Spratt
Residence York, South Carolina
Alma mater Davidson College
Oxford University
Yale Law School
Occupation attorney
Religion Presbyterian
Awards Meritorious Service Medal
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1969–1971

John McKee Spratt, Jr. (born November 1, 1942) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 5th congressional district from 1983 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Spratt was the dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, and the second ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, where he served on three subcommittees: Oversight and Investigations, Strategic Forces, and Air and Land Forces. In addition to his committee work, he co-chaired the Textile Caucus, the Bearing Caucus, and the Nuclear Energy Caucus. The 5th Congressional District covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central South Carolina. The largest cities are Rock Hill and Sumter. On November 2, 2010, he lost to Republican challenger Mick Mulvaney.

Spratt was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and raised in York, South Carolina, where he still resides. He is the son of John McKee Spratt, Sr. and Jane Love Bratton. His father founded the Bank of Fort Mill and the York law firm where Spratt would eventually practice. Spratt's only sibling is Jane Bratton Spratt McColl, wife of Hugh McColl, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America Corporation who retired in 2001.

After graduating from York High School, he earned a BA degree in history from Davidson College in 1964. He served as student body president at both schools. Spratt then earned an MA degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University (Corpus Christi College) in 1966 while studying on a Marshall Scholarship, and an LLB degree from Yale Law School in 1969.


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