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Howard Coble, a Republican, has represented the Sixth Congressional District of North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1985. map)

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and Resources 7.1 Resources 7.2 Local blogs and discussion sites 7.3 Articles & Commentary

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Coble voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Bio

Born 18 March 1931, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was educated at Appalachian State University (1949-50) Guilford College (1958), and earned a J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1962. Coble served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1953-56) and the Coast Guard Reserve (1960-82). Between 1961 and 1967 he was a Field Claim Representative & Supervisor for Auto Insurance. He was also a practicing attorney (1979-84) before being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1984.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated Rory Blake to face Coble in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1] Coble retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
National Assn of Realtors	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn	$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice	$ 6,500
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu	$ 6,000
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn	$ 6,000
Reed Elsevier Inc	$ 6,000
Alex Lee Inc	$ 5,000
American Crystal Sugar	$ 5,000
AT&T Inc	$ 5,000
Eli Lilly & Co	$ 5,000
Honeywell International	$ 5,000
Limited Brands	$ 5,000
Roche Holdings	$ 5,000
Schering-Plough Corp	$ 5,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for John Coble from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for John Coble from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for John Coble from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for John Coble from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Subcommittee on Highways & Transit
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Task Force on Antirust
  • Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
  • Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security - Chair
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
  • Subcommittee on Highways Transit and Pipelines

More Background Data

• Background information on John Coble from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for John Coble from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for John Coble from the Washington Post database

• Information on John Coble from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on John Coble. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2468 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-3065 Fax: 202-225-8611 Webform email
District offices
241 Sunset Avenue, Suite 101, Asheboro, NC 27203 Ph: 336-626-3060 Fax: (none entered) 124 Elm Street, Post Office Box 812, Graham, NC 27253-0812 Ph: 336-229-0159 Fax: (none entered) 2102 North Elm Street, Suite B, Greensboro, NC 27408-5100 Ph: 336-333-5005 Fax: (none entered) Suite 200-B, 155 Northpoint Avenue, High Point, NC 27262-7723 Ph: 336-886-5106 Fax: (none entered) 2727D Old Concord Road, Salisbury, NC 28144-8388 Ph: 704-645-8082 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and Resources

Resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Articles & Commentary

• Anne Flaherty, "Partisan lines drawn in House debate on Iraq. Bush says troops are counting on elected leaders to provide support," Associated Press (Baltimore Sun), February 14, 2007.
• Jonathan Weisman, "Bush losing Republicans over plan for Iraq war," Washington Post (The Seattle Times), February 15, 2007.
• David Espo, "GOP Opposition to Bush Plan Forms," Associated Press (ABC News), February 15, 2007.
• Jeff Zeleny,"12 Republicans Break Ranks on Iraq Resolution," New York Times, February 15, 2007.

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
Title: Rep	First name: John	Middle name: Howard	Last name: Coble
Suffix:		Nickname: Howard
Party: R	State: NC	District: 06 District short: 6	Currently in office? True
Gender: M
Phone: 202-225-3065	Fax: 202-225-8611	Website: http://coble.house.gov/	Webform email: http://www.house.gov/writerep Email address: mailto:howard.coble@mail.house.gov
DC office: 2468 Rayburn House Office Building
Bioguide ID: C000556	Votesmart ID: 27001	FEC ID: H4NC06011	Govtrack ID: 400076
CRP ID: N00002247	Eventful ID: P0-001-000016207-1	Old Sunlight ID:	Twitter ID:
OpenCongress Wiki URL: http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/John_Coble		YouTubeID:	Senate class:

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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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110th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses:
Committees: House Committee on the Judiciary, House Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Courts the Internet and Intellectual Property, House Committee on the Judiciary/Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism and Homeland Security, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Aviation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure/Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 6, 1984	First Took Current Office: January 3, 1985	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? North Carolina House of Representatives, Secretary - North Carolina Department of Revenue, Assistant US Attorney - Middle District of North Carolina	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
241 Sunset Avenue, Suite 101, Asheboro, NC 27203 Phone: 336-626-3060 / Fax: 336-629-7819 124 Elm Street, Post Office Box 812, Graham, NC 27253-0812 Phone: 336-229-0159 / Fax: 336-228-7974 2102 North Elm Street, Suite B, Greensboro, NC 27408-5100 Phone: 336-333-5005 / Fax: 336-333-5048 Suite 200-B, 155 Northpoint Avenue, High Point, NC 27262-7723 Phone: 336-886-5106 / Fax: 336-886-8740 2727D Old Concord Road, Salisbury, NC 28144-8388 Phone: 704-645-8082 / Fax: 704-645-0896
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