and endorsed William Reynolds Archer, Jr. Committee assignments He was a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and was Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform subcommittee. 2000 gubernatorial election In 2000, McIntosh ran for Governor of Indiana, but lost to incumbent Democrat Frank O'Bannon, 57 percent to 42 percent. His campaign was built around a 25 percent guaranteed property tax cut, but he never provided details on how he would accomplish it. Post-congressional career Since 2001, McIntosh has been a partner in the global law firm of Mayer Brown. In 2009, he served as a political advisor to conservative lobby groups on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court. 2004 gubernatorial election He planned another run for governor in 2004, but dropped out before the Indiana Republican primary after President George W. Bush gave his support to Mitch Daniels, former Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. 2012 congressional election In 2012 McIntosh announced his candidacy for Congress, running in the newly redrawn Indiana's 5th Congressional district, held by retiring Republican Dan Burton. He was narrowly defeated in the primary by former U.S. Attorney Susan Brooks, losing to her by 1,010 votes out of over 100,000 votes cast. Club for Growth In December 2014, McIntosh was named the head of the Club for Growth. On November 7, 2020, on behalf of the Club for Growth, McIntosh was a signatory to a message communicated by Sen. Mike Lee to White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, expressing unequivocal support for Donald Trump following his loss in the 2020 election to Joe Biden and urging President Trump "to exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy at [his] disposal to restore Americans faith in our elections." Electoral history References External links David McIntosh On the Issues |- |- |- |- |- 1958 births Living people Federalist Society members People from Kendallville, Indiana Politicians from Oakland, California University of Chicago Law School alumni Yale University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana People associated with Mayer Brown Members of Congress who became lobbyists