Sue Myrick
| Sue Myrick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Alex McMillan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pittenger |
| Mayor of Charlotte | |
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In office 1987–1991 |
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| Preceded by | Harvey Gantt |
| Succeeded by | Richard Vinroot |
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August 1, 1941 Tiffin, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jim Forest (Divorced) Ed Myrick |
| Children | 2 (including Dan) 3 stepchildren |
| Education | Heidelberg University, Ohio |
Sue Wilkins Myrick (born August 1, 1941) is the former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district, serving from 1995 to 2013. She is a member of the Republican Party. She was the first Republican woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. On February 7, 2012, she announced that she was retiring. She left Congress in January 2013 and was replaced by Robert Pittenger.
Myrick was born in 1941 in Tiffin, Ohio. She graduated from Port Clinton High School in Port Clinton, Ottawa County, Ohio. She attended Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio between 1959 and 1960. Prior to going into public relations and advertising, she was a Sunday School Teacher. Sue is the former President and CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises.
Myrick ran for a seat on the Charlotte City Council unsuccessfully in 1981. In 1983, she was successfully elected to an At-Large District of the City Council and served until 1985. In 1987, she was elected as the first female Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1989, when Sue Myrick was running for re-election as mayor of Charlotte, NC, she confessed to having had a relationship with her husband in 1973 while he was still married to his former wife. (She went on to win the election.)
In 1992, she ran for the nomination for a U.S. Senate seat, held by incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Terry Sanford. The Republican primary was won by Lauch Faircloth, who defeated Myrick and former U.S. Representative Walter Johnston 48%–30%–17%.
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