David McIntosh
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's2nd district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Phil Sharp
Succeeded by	Mike Pence
Director of theDomestic Policy Council
In office December 2, 1987 – September 8, 1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Ken Cribb
Succeeded by	Dan Crippen
Personal details
Born	David Martin McIntosh (1958-06-08)June 8, 1958 (age 67) Oakland,California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouse	Ruth McManis
Education	Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (JD)

David Martin McIntosh (born June 8, 1958) is an American attorney andRepublican Party politician who served as theU.S. representative forIndiana's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2001. He is a co-founder of two conservative political groups, theFederalist Society and theClub for Growth.^[1]

McIntosh was theRepublican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 2000, losing toDemocratic incumbentFrank O'Bannon. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination inIndiana's 5th congressional district in 2012.

McIntosh was born inOakland, California, the son of Jean Marie (Slough), a judge, and Norman McIntosh.^[2] He moved to his mother's hometown ofKendallville, Indiana, at age five after his father died.^[3]

McIntosh attendedYale University, where he was a member and later president of theYale Political Union and, despite his political orientation, its Progressive Party.^[4] He graduated with a B.A. (cum laude) in 1980, and later received a J.D. fromUniversity of Chicago Law School in 1983.^[5] McIntosh was taught at Chicago byAntonin Scalia, who later became aSupreme Court Justice.^[6] He is also a co-founder of theFederalist Society.^[7]

During theReagan administration, McIntosh served as Special Assistant to the Attorney General and as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs.^[5]

InGeorge H. W. Bush's administration, he served as executive director of Vice PresidentDan Quayle's Council for Competitiveness.^[8] In that role, he emphasized limiting or rolling back environmental regulations that the Council saw as inimical to economic growth^[9] – such as a redraft of theClean Air Act which would allow for companies to increase pollution emissions without notifying the public.^[10]

1994

Incumbent Democratic U.S. CongressmanPhilip Sharp ofIndiana's 2nd congressional district decided to retire. McIntosh decided to run and won the Republican primary with a plurality of 43% in a four candidate field.^[11] In the general election, he defeated DemocraticSecretary of State of IndianaJoe Hogsett 54%–46%.^[12]

1996

He won re-election to a second term with 58% of the vote.^[13]

1998

He won re-election to a third term with 61% of the vote.^[14]

McIntosh fought against U.S. SenatorBob Dole to get rid of regulations within the health and food industries.^[15]

AfterNewt Gingrich resigned asSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives, McIntosh thought about running himself. He decided not to run and endorsedWilliam Reynolds Archer, Jr.^[16]

He was a member of theHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee.^[17]

In 2000, McIntosh ran forGovernor of Indiana, but lost to incumbentDemocratFrank O'Bannon, 57 percent to 42 percent. His campaign was built around a 25 percent guaranteed property tax cut, but he never provided details on how he would accomplish it.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2001, McIntosh has been a partner in the global law firm ofMayer Brown.^[5] In 2009, he served as a political advisor toconservativelobby groups onSonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court.^[18]

He planned another run for governor in 2004, but dropped out before the Indiana Republican primary after struggling to gain support in anticipation thatPresident George W. Bush would supportMitch Daniels, former Director of the White HouseOffice of Management and Budget.

In 2012 McIntosh announced his candidacy for Congress, running in the newly redrawn5th Congressional district, held by retiring RepublicanDan Burton. He was narrowly defeated in the primary by former U.S. AttorneySusan Brooks, losing to her by 1,010 votes out of over 100,000 votes cast.^[19]

In December 2014, McIntosh was named the head of theClub for Growth.^[20] On November 7, 2020, on behalf of the Club for Growth, McIntosh was a signatory to a message communicated by Sen.Mike Lee to White House Chief of Staff,Mark Meadows, expressing unequivocal support forDonald Trump following his loss in the2020 election toJoe Biden and urging President Trump "to exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy at [his] disposal to restore Americans faith in our elections."^[21]

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