U.S. House of Representatives
Elections In 1994, Myrick was elected to the House, succeeding five-term incumbent
Alex McMillan. Myrick was overwhelmingly elected to her sixth consecutive term in the
2004 Congressional elections, earning 70% of the popular vote and defeating Democrat Jack Flynn. Similarly, she defeated Democrat William Glass in
2006 with almost 67% of the vote. Two Charlotte-area Democrats announced challenges to Myrick in 2008 –
Harry Taylor and Ross Overby. Myrick defeated Taylor with almost 63% of the vote.
Retirement On February 7, 2012, Myrick announced her retirement from Congress.
Tenure Myrick was one of the most
conservative members of the House. She chaired the
Republican Study Committee, a group of House conservatives, in the
108th Congress. As a cancer survivor herself, she has been a vocal advocate to find a cure for breast cancer. While in Congress she introduced a bill to provide treatment for women on
Medicaid diagnosed with breast cancer. The bill passed and was signed into law. Women previously diagnosed under Medicaid had no treatment options. Myrick was one of the leading Republican opponents of an abortive 2006 sale of operations at six major American ports along the
East Coast to
Dubai Ports World, a state-owned company from the
United Arab Emirates.
Committee assignments •
Committee on Energy and Commerce (Vice Chair) •
Subcommittee on Health •
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Vice Chair - Full Committee) •
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Chair of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence)
Caucus memberships • Deputy Whip • Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus (Founder) • House Cancer Caucus (Co-Chair) •
International Conservation Caucus •
Republican Study Committee (First woman chairman, 2003–2005) • Sportsmen's Caucus •
Tea Party Caucus ==Personal life==