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David Keith McCurdy (born March 30, 1950) is a lawyer, politician, and a former Congressman from Oklahoma. March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... These are tables of congressional delegations from Oklahoma to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 20th 181,196 km² 355 km 645 km 1. ...


McCurday was born Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas. He received an undergraduate degree from University of Oklahoma in 1972 and a law degree there in 1975. He studied international econimics at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, as a Rotary International Graduate Fellow, and served in the United States Air Force Reserve, attaining the rank of major and serving as a Judge Advocate General (JAG). He was the Oklahoma State assistant attorney general from 1975 to 1977. Hemphill County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... The University of Oklahoma, often called OU or Oklahoma is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ... The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... This article or section should be merged with Air Force Reserve Command Overview The Air Force Reserve is an integral and essential part of the United States presence in air and space. ...


In 1980 he was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the six succeeding Congresses (1981-1995) and served as chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence during his last two years. In 1994 he left Congress to run for the Senate, but lost to James Inhofe. Ninety-seventh United States Congress Members of the 97th United States Congress: States Alabama Senators Howell T. Heflin (D) Jeremiah Denton (R) Representatives 1. ...  Republican holds  Republican pickups  Democratic holds  Democratic pickups The U.S. Senate election, 1994 was an election in which the Republican Party was able to take control of the Senate from the Democrats by mobilizing voters discontented with congressional incumbents and the early presidency of Bill Clinton. ... James Mountain Inhofe, usually known as Jim Inhofe (born November 17, 1934) is an American politician from Oklahoma. ...


He was the youngest person in Congressional history to chair a full committee. [1]. He was also co-founder and national chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council. The Democratic Leadership Council is an influential non-profit corporation that argues that the United States Democratic Party should shift away from the its traditionally liberal positions. ...


In Congress McCurdy played a major role in the following pieces of legislation: the 1988 National Superconductivity Competitiveness Act; the 1985 Goldwater-Nichols Act, which reorganized the Department of Defense; the Nunn-McCurdy Amendment of 1982, requiring Congressional notification of Defense cost overruns of 15% or more; and the 1993 National Service Legislation, which originated in a bill introduced by Congressman McCurdy and Senator Nunn.


McCurdy was chairman and chief executive officer of the McCurdy Group L.L.C, and in 1998 he was elected President of the Electronic Industries Alliance a national trade organization representing the electronics industry. The Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA, until 1997 Electronic Industries Association) is a trade organization for electronics manufacturers in the United States. ...


McCurdy and his wife, Dr. Pam McCurdy, a physician specializing in child psychiatry, live in McLean, Virginia. Boundaries of the McLean CDP as of 2003. ...

Preceded by:
Tom Steed
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's {{{district_ord}}} district
19811995
Succeeded by:
J. C. Watts

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Dave McCurdy was elected president of EIA in October of 1998.
McCurdy came to EIA after a distinguished career in the United States House of Representatives, and as chairman and chief executive officer of the McCurdy Group L.L.C., a successful business consulting and investment practice.
McCurdy held a commission in the United States Air Force Reserve attaining the rank of major and serving as a Judge Advocate General, (JAG).
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David Keith McCurdy (born March 30, 1950) is a lawyer, politician, and a former Congressman from Oklahoma.
McCurdy was chairman and chief executive officer of the McCurdy Group L.L.C, and in 1998 he was elected President of the Electronic Industries Alliance a national trade organization representing the electronics industry.
McCurdy and his wife, Dr. Pam McCurdy, a physician specializing in child psychiatry, live in McLean, Virginia.
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