Will retire at end of current term (announced Feb. 7, 2012)
Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.)
- District: 9th District, South central -- parts of Charlotte and Gastonia
- Residence: Charlotte
- Born: August 1, 1941; Tiffin, Ohio
- Religion: Evangelical Methodist
- Family: Husband, Ed Myrick; two children, three stepchildren
- Education: Heidelberg College, attended 1959-60 (elementary education)
- Military Service: None
- Political Highlights: Candidate for Charlotte City Council, 1981; Charlotte City Council, 1983-85; sought Republican nomination for mayor of Charlotte, 1985; mayor of Charlotte, 1987-91; sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 1992; U.S. House, 1995-present
- Elected: Elected: 1994 (9th term)
- Committee Assignments: Energy & Commerce (Health; Oversight & Investigations); Select Intelligence (Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis & Counterintelligence - Chairwoman)
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State Information: 9th District, South central -- parts of Charlotte and Gastonia
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2010 | general | Sue Myrick (R) | 158,790 | 69% |
| Jeff Doctor (D) | 71,450 | 31% |
| 2008 | general | Sue Myrick (R) | 241,053 | 62.4% |
| Harry Taylor (D) | 138,719 | 35.9% |
| Andy Grum (LIBERT) | 6,711 | 1.7% |
| 2006 | general | Sue Myrick (R) | 106,206 | 66.5% |
| Bill Glass (D) | 53,437 | 33.5% |
| 2004 | general | Sue Myrick (R) | 210,783 | 70.2% |
| Jack Flynn (D) | 89,318 | 29.8% |
| 2002 | general | Sue Myrick (R) | 140,095 | 72.4% |
| Ed McGuire (D) | 49,974 | 25.8% |
| Christopher Cole (LIBERT) | 3,374 | 1.7% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 45% | John McCain: 55% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 36% | George W. Bush: 63% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 35% | George W. Bush: 64% | |
