Rep. Patrick McHenry

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Biographical

Full Name: Patrick Timothy McHenry
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: PA-trik mik-HEN-ree
Date of Birth: Oct. 22, 1975 (age: 48)
Place of Birth: Charlotte, N.C.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Hometown: Gastonia, N.C.
Place of Residence: Cherryville, N.C.
Previous Occupation: Media consultant

Wikipedia

Official biography

Family:

Married: Giulia Cangiano McHenry economist

Children include Therese Anne

Relations with people in our database:

Brother of McHenry Catherine Rains

Biography:

Patrick McHenry has represented his North Carolina district in Congress since 2005.

Congressman McHenry has successfully passed important legislation into law that helps entrepreneurs and startup investing. In the 114th Congress, Congressman McHenry authored the “RAISE Act” (Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises), which was signed into law by President Obama, providing the means for startup employees to sell their stock options to private investors. Additionally, Congressman McHenry authored the primary legislation to legalize equity-based crowdfunding in the United States. The crowdfunding language he first authored in 2011 was eventually included in the JOBS Act which President Obama signed into law in April 2012. In recognition of his work supporting crowdfunding, Congressman McHenry was presented with the 2013 “Crowdfunding Visionary Award” by the Global Crowdfunding Convention. Congressman McHenry was also awarded the Crowdfunding Leadership Award by the University of California at Berkeley Fung Institute’s Program for Innovation in Entrepreneurial Finance in 2013.

Congressman McHenry’s interest in crowdfunding and capital formation more broadly developed as a child, when his father attempted to grow a small business but struggled for financing. It was this experience—and the lack of small business financing in rural Western North Carolina—that drove Congressman McHenry to become a leader on crowdfunding, capital formation, and other forms of disruptive finance. Recently this has expanded to encompass FINTech as he works with industry leaders to discover innovative ways to combine finance and technology with the goal of expanding access to capital for America’s entrepreneurs and small businessmen.

Throughout his career, Congressman McHenry has been a vocal and effective advocate for the men and women who wear the uniform of our country. He received awards from the North Carolina Chapters of the American Legion and Marine Corps League for his extensive work in bringing a veterans’ health care clinic to his district after nearly two decades of delay. The National Guard presented Patrick McHenry with the Charles Dick Medal of Merit for his exceptional service to the North Carolina National Guard.

Congressman McHenry has been recognized as a leader of the conservative movement in America. Having never voted for a tax increase in his career, Congressman McHenry is continually recognized as a “Hero of the Taxpayer” by Americans for Tax Reform.

Congressman McHenry is the recipient of several additional awards, including the National Association of Manufacturing’s “Manufacturing Legislative Excellence” Award, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council's “Small Business Champion” Award, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's “Spirit of Enterprise” Award, the 60 Plus Association’s “Guardian of Seniors’ Rights” Award, the Family Research Council’s “True Blue” Award, and Citizens Against Government Waste’s “Taxpayer Hero” Award. In 2009 he was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the “40 Under 40,” a list of rising stars in American politics.

Most importantly, Congressman McHenry continues to listen to the voters of his district and act as their voice in Washington.

Prior to being elected to Congress in 2004 at the age of 29, Congressman McHenry represented the 109th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. He also served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, a post he was appointed to by President Bush. Congressman McHenry is a graduate of Ashbrook High School in Gastonia, N.C. and Belmont Abbey College, where he earned a bachelor of arts in history. Congressman McHenry and his wife Giulia live in Denver, N.C. and worship at Holy Spirit Church. See more >>

Miscellaneous Links:

Ballotpedia

C-SPAN

GovTrack

Project VoteSmart

Campaign Links:

Website, campaign

Email, campaign: info@mchenryforcongress.com

X (Twitter), campaign

Open Secrets political finance profile

Social Networking:

Pinterest, official

Facebook, official

X (Twitter), official

YouTube, official

Instagram, official

Flickr, official

Official Links:

Website, official

Press Releases

Education

Belmont Abbey College - BA, history (1999)

Activities and notes: College Republicans; College Republican National Committee, chair
North Carolina State University - Attended
Ashbrook High School (Gastonia, N.C.) - Diploma (1994)

Office History

Congressional Offices:

U.S. House of Representatives (Jan. 3, 2005-) In Office

Member, 10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Election Results

2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 68.91%
Republican

David Payne Parker, 31.09%
Democrat
2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 59.00%
Republican

David Wilson Brown, 41.00%
Democrat
2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 63.14%
Republican

Andy Millard, 36.86%
Democrat
2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 61.02%
Republican

Tate MacQueen, 38.98%
Democrat
2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 56.99%
Republican

Patsy Rouzer Keever, 43.01%
Democrat
2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 71.18%
Republican

Jeff Gregory, 28.82%
Democrat
2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 57.55%
Republican

Daniel Johnson, 42.45%
Democrat
2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 61.80%
Republican

Richard Carsner, 38.20%
Democrat
2005 (Nov. 2, 2004 election)

10th Congressional District of North Carolina

Patrick Timothy McHenry, 64.15%
Republican

Anne N. Fischer, 35.85%
Democrat

Associated Organizations

Owner:

McHenry-McHenry Partnership
Partner
McHenry Real Estate
McHenry-Putman Partnership
Partner

Own leadership PAC:

Election campaign:

McHenry for Congress (North Carolina)

Awards

Fiscal Hero Award (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (May 2024)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Aug. 2019)
Thomas Jefferson Award (International Foodservice Distributors Association) (April 2018)
Conservative Excellence Award (American Conservative Union Foundation) (May 2017)
Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)
Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)
Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Sept. 2016)
Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (Feb. 2016)
Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Official Signature

Contact Information

Email, member official contact form

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3310
Phone:	202-225-2576
Fax:	202-225-0316

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Privately Financed Travel

19 trips taken between 2005 - 2024 costing $58,862

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Trip Destinations:

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Annual: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2021 (Amendment), 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2014 (Amendment), 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2010 (Amendment), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2006 (Amendment), 2005
Extension Letter: 2021, 2020
Stock transaction: 01/10/2021
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Congressional Staff

Staff Turnover:

Turnover Index: 0.2
(House Average: 0.25)
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Staff Salary Rate:

Office Median Annual Salary: $98,932.60
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Staff Salaries Paid:

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Committees

House Financial Services Committee, Chair
House Financial Services Committee Artificial Intelligence Working Group

Caucuses

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