Robert M Pittenger

A Representative from North Carolina; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 15, 1948; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1970; campus ministry organizer; business owner; member of the North Carolina state senate, 2003-2008; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present). Born and raised in Texas, Robert was the youngest of four children. His dad was a small business owner, and his mother raised the children. Upon graduating from the University of Texas, Congressman Pittenger worked for 10 years as Assistant to the President of Campus Crusade for Christ, helping to bring the work of the organization to over 170 countries. In 1985, Congressman Pittenger moved to Charlotte, where he built a national real estate investment company. Congressman Pittenger and his wife, Suzanne, live in Charlotte. They have four grown children and twelve adorable grandchildren.