Elected 1984 Born: Mar. 18, 1931, Greensboro Home: Greensboro Education: Appalachian St. U., 1949-50, Guilford Col., A.B. 1958, U. of NC, J.D. 1962 Religion: Presbyterian Marital Status: single

Career:

• Elected Office: NC House of Reps., 1968-70, 1978-84.
• Professional: Asst. U.S. Atty., NC Middle Dist., 1969-73; Commissioner, NC Dept. of Revenue, 1973-77; Practicing atty., 1979-83.
• Military: Coast Guard, 1952-56, 1977-78, Coast Guard Reserves, 1960-81.

DC Office: 2468 RHOB 20515, 202-225-3065; Fax: 202-225-8611; Web site: www.house.gov/coble

State Offices: Asheboro, 336-626-3060; Greensboro,336-333-5005; High Point,336-886-5106.

Committees:

• Judiciary (4th of 21 R): Courts, the Internet & Intellectual Property (Chmn.); Crime.
• Transportation & Infrastructure (4th of 42 R): Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation; Highways & Transit; Railroads.

Group Ratings
	ADA	ACLU	AFS	LCV	CON	ITIC	NTU	COC	ACU	NTLC	CHC
2000	15	36	14	7	31	75	63	76	86	91	100
1999	15	--	0	6	51	--	71	78	100	--	--

National Journal Ratings
	1999 LIB	--	1999 CONS		2000 LIB	--	2000 CONS
Economic	36%	--	64%		40%	--	60%
Social	22%	--	77%		0%	--	79%
Foreign	0%	--	97%		12%	--	78%

Key Votes of the 106th Congress
1. Patient Bill of Rights Y 2. Accelerate Min. Wage N 3. Strike Ban on Ergo. Stnd. N 4. Ovrd. Estate Tax Veto Y 5. Bar RU-486 $ for FDA Y 6. Display 10 Commandments Y		7. Gun Show Bkgrnd. Checks N  8. Ban Part.-Birth Abortion Y  9. NATO War in Serbia N 10. Perm. Trade with China N 11. Debt Relief for 3rd World N 12. Drop Cuba Econ. Embargo N

Election Results
2000 general	Howard Coble (R)	195,727	(91%)
	Jeffrey Dean Bentley (Lib)	18,726	(9%)
2000 primary	Howard Coble (R)	unopposed
1998 general	Howard Coble (R)	112,740	(89%)
	Jeffrey Dean Bentley (Lib)	14,454	(11%)

Campaign Finance
2000	Receipts	Receipts from PACs	Expenditures
Howard Coble (R)	$566,281	$454,626	$301,790
Jeffrey Dean Bentley (Lib)	$4,884		$4,885