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Representative John Howard 'Howard' Coble (NC)


Current Office: U.S. House
Current District: 6
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2010
Party: Republican



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Single.
Birth Date: 03/18/1931
Birthplace: Greensboro, NC
Home City: Greensboro, NC
Religion: Presbyterian

Education:
JD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Law, 1962
BA, History, Guilford College, 1958
Attended, Appalachian State University, 1949-1950.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, Turner, Enochs and Sparrow Law Firm, 1979-1983
Captain, Coast Guard Reserve, 1960-1981
Captain, United States Coast Guard, 1952-1956, 1977-1978
Secretary, North Carolina Department of Revenue, 1973-1977
Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of North Carolina, 1969-1973
Assistant County Attorney, Guilford County, 1967-1969
Claims Department, State Farm Automobile Insurance Company, 1961-1967.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1984-present
Candidate, Treasurer, State of North Carolina, 1976
Representative, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1969, 1979-1983.


Organizations:
North Carolina Co-Chair, American Legislative Exchange Council, 1983-1984
Alamance Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Greensboro Bar Association
33 Degree, Greensboro Scottish Rite
Board of Visitors, Guilford College
Member, Jefferson Islands Club of Washington District of Columbia
Lions Club
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
North Carolina State Bar Association
Sons of the American Revolution
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
Board of Visitors, United States Coast Guard Academy
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Biotechnology Caucus
Congressional Boating Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Grace Caucus
Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Textile Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
Co-Chair, House Republican High Technology Working Group
Law Enforcement Caucus
Minor League Baseball Caucus
Speaker's Task Force for a Drug-Free America.

Committees:
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Aviation, Member
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Member
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Member
Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
Transportation and Infrastructure, Member




Photo for Representative John Howard 'Howard' Coble (NC)



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Email:
howard.coble@mail.house.gov
Washington, D.C. Website:
http://coble.house.gov/
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://www.house.gov/writerep

Washington, D.C. Address
2468 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-3306
Phone: 202-225-3065
Fax: 202-225-8611
District Address
2102 North Elm Street, Suite B
Greensboro, NC 27408-5100
Phone: 336-333-5005
Fax: 336-333-5048
District Address
222 Sunset Avenue, Suite 101
Asheboro, NC 27203
Phone: 336-626-3060
Fax: 336-629-7819
District Address
805 South Salisbury Avenue
Post Office Box 807

Granite Quarry, NC 28072-0807
Phone: 704-209-0426
Fax: 704-209-0428
District Address
1634 North Main Street, Suite 101
High Point, NC 27262-2644
Phone: 336-886-5106
Fax: 336-886-8740
District Address
124 Elm Street, Post Office Box 812
Graham, NC 27253-0812
Phone: 336-229-0159
Fax: 336-228-7974





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