district succeeded religion birth_place party term_end preceded birth_date term_start spouse article_title state name
2nd bob etheridge baptist hampton , virginia republican january 3 , 1997 tim valentine 28 april 1944 january 3 , 1995 betty funderburk david funderburk
 north carolina david b. funderburk
david funderburk

david britton funderburk -lrb- born april 28 , 1944 -rrb- was the ambassador of the united states to romania from 1981 to 1985 , and a u.s. representative from north carolina , serving as a republican between 1995 and 1997 .
funderburk was born at langley field in hampton , virginia as the son of a theologian-pastor and school teacher .
he grew up in aberdeen , north carolina and attended wake forest university from 1962 to 1967 earning a b.a. and m.a. .
he received his ph.d. in 1974 from the university of south carolina , with a thesis titled `` british policy towards romania , 1938 -- 1940 : a study in economic and political strategy '' .
prior to entering politics , funderburk worked as a professor of history .
he initially taught at wingate university and then later at the university of south carolina , hardin-simmons university , and campbell university .
he was a fulbright scholar who later received romania 's highest award to a foreigner .
the university of bucharest and campbell university gave him honorary doctorates .
in 1981 , funderburk was chosen as the u.s. ambassador to communist romania , serving at the post until 1985 .
in `` pinstripes and reds '' , a book published in 1987 , he described the process by which he was nominated and confirmed to be ambassador , as well as aspects of life in romania during nicolae ceauşescu 's time .
in 1986 , funderburk ran for the u.s. senate , but was defeated in the republican primary by incumbent jim broyhill .
funderburk became a professional lecturer and writer in 1988 and was elected as a republican to the 104th congress in 1994 , coming in as a part of the republican revolution .
funderburk was the first republican to represent his district since 1901 .
funderburk was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 105th congress .
his defeat was largely blamed on a car accident in which he was involved , which caused bad publicity .
witnesses claimed that he was driving but then switched seats with his wife .
he currently resides in southern pines , north carolina .
