Jim McCrery

Jim McCrery
Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Charlie Rangel
Succeeded by	Dave Camp
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana
In office April 16, 1988 – January 3, 2009
Preceded by	Buddy Roemer
Succeeded by	John Fleming
Constituency	4th district (1988–1993) 5th district (1993–1997) 4th district (1997–2009)
Personal details
Born	James Otis McCrery III (1949-09-18) September 18, 1949 (age 75) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (Before 1988) Republican (1988–present)
Spouse(s)	Mary Johnette Hawkins (Divorced)
Children	2
Education	Louisiana Tech University, Ruston (BA) Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (JD)
Jim McCrery's voice McCrery voices concerns with reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program Recorded September 25, 2007

James Otis McCrery III (born September 18, 1949) is an American lawyer, politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2009. He represented the 4th District of Louisiana, based in the northwestern quadrant of the state.

McCrery was a ranking member on the House Ways and Means Committee. Had the Republicans maintained control of the U.S. House in 2007, he would have been in line to chair the Ways and Means Committee. Instead, the slot went to the veteran Democrat Charles Rangel of Harlem in New York City. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Republican Main Street Partnership, a group of Moderate Republicans.

McCrery did not seek reelection in 2008^[1] and was succeeded as Representative by John C. Fleming, a fellow Republican.