Michael Allen Andrews (born February 7, 1944) is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the
United States House of Representatives from
Texas. He was elected as a
Democrat to the
98th United States Congress
The 98th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1983 ...
and the five succeeding Congresses. He served from January 3, 1983, until January 3, 1995.
Early life and education
Born in
Houston, Andrews graduated from
Arlington Heights High School in
Fort Worth, Texas in 1962. In 1967, he earned a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of Texas at Austin. In 1970, he earned a
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from the
Dedman School of Law.
Career
He was
admitted to the Texas
bar in 1971, and he worked as a lawyer in private practice. From 1971 to 1972, he was a law clerk for the
United States district court judge for the Southern District of Texas. From 1972 to 1976, he was the assistant district attorney for
Harris County, Texas. He continued private practice of law from 1976 until 1983.
Congress
Andrews first ran for Congress in 1980 in , narrowly losing to
Republican incumbent
Ron Paul
Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well ...
. In 1982, Andrews ran for the neighboring
25th district, which had been carved out of most of the more Democratic portions of the old 22nd. He won there easily and was reelected five more times. He even ran unopposed in 1986 and 1990.
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1994, choosing instead to run for the Democratic nomination in the
1994 United States Senate election.
Later career
He is senior counsel for the
Washington, D.C. branch of
King & Spalding.
Michael A. Andrews (Mike)
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References
External links
at The Political Graveyard
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1944 births
Living people
Politicians from Houston
Politicians from Fort Worth, Texas
Dedman School of Law alumni
Texas lawyers
University of Texas at Austin alumni
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Texas
Members of Congress who became lobbyists
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