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Centrist "Blue Dog" Democrat; generally anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-gun rights, anti-net neutrality. Supported 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, 1991 Gulf War resolution, 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 1997 Kyoto Protocol to address climate change, 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, 2002 Iraq War resolution, 2004 restriction to bankruptcy rules, 2006 Secure Fence Act, 2008 GM/Chrysler bailout, 2008 Wall Street bailout, 2009 economic stimulus, 2010 health care reform; opposed 1998-99 <a href="/people/427/000026349/">Clinton</a> impeachment, 2005 Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). Lost election in 2010 and succeeded in Congress by <a href="/people/440/000265642/">Mick Mulvaney</a>.<p> His brother-in-law, Hugh McColl, was CEO of Bank of America.<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] First Presbyterian Church, York, SC. </font><p><b>Father:</b> John McKee Spratt (banker-attorney)<br><b>Mother:</b> Jane Love Bratton<br><b>Sister:</b> Jane Bratton Spratt McColl<br><b>Wife:</b> Jane Stacy (three daughters)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Susan<br><b>Daughter:</b> Sarah<br><b>Daughter:</b> Catherine<br><p> High School: York High School, York, SC (1960)<br> University: <a href="/edu/551/000079314/">BA History, Davidson College (1964)</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/486/000068282/">MA Philosophy, Oxford University (1966)</a><br> Law School: <a href="/edu/434/000127053/">LLB, Yale Law School (1969)</a><br> Administrator: <a href="/edu/498/000123129/">Board of Visitors, Winthrop College</a><br><p> <a href="/gov/307/000052151/">US Congressman, South Carolina</a> 5th (1983-2011)<br> <u>Bank of Fort Mill</u> President (1973-82)<br> <u>Spratt Insurance Agency</u> President (1973-82)<br> <u>Spratt, McKeown, and Spratt</u> Partner (1971-82)<br> <a href="/org/090/000119730/">Close Up Foundation</a> Board of Advisors<br> <a href="/org/327/000136916/">National Student Leadership Conference</a> Honorary Board of Advisors<br> <a href="/org/512/000041389/">Phi Beta Kappa Society</a> <br> <a href="/org/063/000121697/">South Carolina Bar</a> <br> <a href="/honors/287/000043158/">Meritorious Service Medal</a> <br> <a href="/group/416/000358339/">House Banking Scandal</a> 46 overdrawn checks<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/779/000064587/">Obesity</a><br> <p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.house.gov/spratt/" target=_blank>http://www.house.gov/spratt/</a><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=40393"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=40393">John Spratt</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=40393" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>