Mel Watt
Melvin L. Watt (born
August 26 1945),
American politician,
has been a
Democratic member of the
United States House of Representatives since
1993, representing the Twelfth District of
North Carolina. Born in Steele Creeke,
Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, he attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
Yale University Law School. He served a single term in the North Carolina Senate (
1985-
1986), before returning to his law practice and running private business. He was elected to the House in
1992 and serves on the Financial Services Committee, the House Judiciary Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. He is a member of the
Congressional Black Caucus and the
NAACP.
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