Patrick T. McHenry

Republican Representative of North Carolina's 10th district

Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
North Carolina, district 10
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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October 22, 1975 (49 years old)

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Has been serving as U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 10th congressional district since 2005
Chair of the House Financial Services Committee since 2023
Served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress
Held the position of House Republican chief deputy whip from 2014 to 2019
Was the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee from 2019 to 2023
Acted as Speaker pro tempore of the House for 22 days in 2023 following the removal of Kevin McCarthy
Born and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina
Attended North Carolina State University before transferring to Belmont Abbey College, where he founded the school’s College Republican chapter
Worked for the media consulting firm DCI/New Media in Washington, D.C. and was involved in Rick Lazio’s campaign in the 2000 United States Senate election in New York
Worked as the national coalition director for George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign
Known for his preference for bow ties
Involved in a controversy over a video posted from the Green Zone in Baghdad in 2008
Used political action committee funds to defend a former aide against voter fraud charges
Criticized Elizabeth Warren during a House subcommittee meeting in 2011
Supported a 2020 rule change that benefited payday lenders
Did not support attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election results
Announced he would not seek reelection in 2024
Has been married since 2010 and has three children
Was bitten by a rabid fox in 2022
Saved a fellow congressman’s daughter from choking in 2023