serviceyears branch birth_date residence term_end alma_mater preceded term_start spouse name occupation succeeded birth_place awards party office state district religion article_title birth_name
1969-1971 united states army 01 november 1942 york , south carolina january 3 , 2011 january 3 , 2011 davidson college oxford university yale law school jim nussle ken holland january 4 , 2007 january 3 , 1983 jane stacy spratt john mckee spratt , jr. attorney paul ryan mick mulvaney charlotte , north carolina meritorious service medal democrat chairman of the house budget committee south carolina 5th presbyterian john spratt
 john mckee spratt , jr.
john spratt

john mckee spratt , jr. -lrb- born november 1 , 1942 -rrb- is an american politician who was the u.s. representative for from 1983 to 2011 .
he is a member of the democratic party .
spratt was the dean of the south carolina congressional delegation , chairman of the u.s. house committee on the budget , and the second ranking democrat on the u.s. house committee on armed services , where he served on three subcommittees : oversight and investigations , strategic forces , and air and land forces .
in addition to his committee work , he co-chaired the textile caucus , the bearing caucus , and the nuclear energy caucus .
the 5th congressional district covers all or part of 14 counties in north-central south carolina .
the largest cities are rock hill and sumter .
on november 2 , 2010 , he lost to republican challenger mick mulvaney .
