U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick

Representative Myrick served on the Charlotte City Council from 1983-1985 prior to being the first (and only) woman elected to serve as the Mayor of Charlotte in 1987, and again in 1989. In 1994 she was elected to the first of 9 terms as the Representative from the 9th Congressional District. Along with serving as the Vice-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, she was named Chair of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counter-Intelligence in the 112th Congress. An experienced small businesswoman, she is the former President and CEO of Myrick Advertising and Public Relations and Myrick Enterprises. Sue is a wife, mother of two children and three step-children. She and her husband Ed have 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Her son Dan Forest was elected as Lt. Governor of North Carolina in 2012.