Additionally, he has been a lay leader in the First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton with service as an Elder, Deacon, Sunday school teacher and Chairman of the Weekday School and Day Care Committee. Mike McIntyre married Dee Strickland in June 1982. The couple has two sons, Joshua and Stephen, who both won scholarships to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and are now attorneys. Congressional career Committee assignments House Committee on Agriculture (Vice-Ranking Member) Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Livestock and Horticulture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture (Chairman) Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development and Credit Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces (Ranking Member) Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism (Vice-Chairman) Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Congressional caucuses At one time, Mike McIntyre was said to have been a member of the most Congressional caucuses in the House of Representatives. Additionally, he was founder and/or co-chairman of the following caucuses: Adopt a Country Caucus (Co-Chairman and Co-Founder) Air Force Caucus (Co-Chairman) Congressional Boating Caucus (Co-Chairman) Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports (Chairman and Founder) Congressional Prayer Caucus (Co-Chairman) Congressional United Kingdom Caucus (Co-Chairman) Congressional Waterways Caucus (Co-Chairman and Co-Founder) Friends of Scotland Caucus (Co-Chairman and Co-Founder) National Task Force on Fatherhood (Co-Chairman) Rural Caucus (Co-Chairman) Rural Healthcare Coalition (Co-Chairman) Special Operations Forces Caucus (Co-Chairman and Co-Founder) Congressional Constitution Caucus Agriculture and economic development Largely composed of rural communities and farm families, support and representation for farmers and rural economic development is imperative for many constituents in the 7th district. When elected to Congress in 1996, Mike McIntyre obtained a seat on the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture and by retirement was the second highest-ranking member. In 2009, McIntyre was elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. Through the years, he also served on the following subcommittees: General Commodities, Livestock and Horticulture; Conservation, Energy and Forestry; Livestock, Rural Development and Credit; Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research. McIntyre additionally served as Chairman of the Rural Caucus Task Force on Jobs, Economic Development and Transportation and later became Co-Chairman of the entire Rural Caucus. Notably, McIntyre co-authored and co-sponsored legislation with Rep. Bill Jenkins (TN) titled, The Fair and