Melvin L Watt

Commissioner, FHFA | former US Rep from North Carolina
Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Paul Brathwaite Democratic lobbyist and former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus
• Position (past)
Joyce Brayboy Lobbyist and former chief of staff to Rep. Mel Watt
• Chief of Staff ('95→'07)

Positions

Congressional Black Caucus
• Chairman ('05→'06)

Government Positions

Federal Housing Finance Agency regulatory agency founded 2008, oversees Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
• Commissioner
US House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Chair

Donors

American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac)
• Donation · 76,500 USD
Mel Watt for Congress Committee
• Principal Campaign Committee

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Harvey B Gantt Former Mayor, Charlotte North Carolina; Gantt Huberman Architects LLC
• 3 contributions · 3,000 USD ('90→'96)
Michael F Easley Former Governor of North Carolina
• 2 contributions · 1,800 USD ('90)
Terry Bellamy
• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('12)
Jack Flynn
• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('04)
Eva M Clayton US Representative from North Carolina
• 1 contribution · 1,000 USD ('91)
Harris Wofford US Senator from Pennsylvania
• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('91)
Barack Obama 44th President of the United States
• 1 contribution · 500 USD ('12)

Campaign Donors

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Robert Johnson Founder of Black Entertainment Television; The RLJ Companies
• 7 contributions · 9,600 USD ('04→'10)
Robert L Johnson Founder and former chairman of Black Entertainment Television
• 6 contributions · 7,700 USD ('04→'09)
Crandall Close Bowles Chairman of Springs Industries; wife of Erskine Bowles
• 6 contributions · 7,000 USD ('98→'10)
John W Keker Partner, Keker Van Nest and Peters LLP; Trump appointee to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust
• 6 contributions · 6,000 USD (Mar 16 '92→Sep 3 '10)
Robert B Cordle Attorney, Mayer Brown, LLP
• 7 contributions · 6,000 USD ('92→'04)
Harvey B Gantt Former Mayor, Charlotte North Carolina; Gantt Huberman Architects LLC
• 6 contributions · 5,750 USD ('92→May 23 '12)
Eugene A. Ludwig founder and CEO of Promontory Financial
• 3 contributions · 5,300 USD ('99→'10)
Hugh L McColl Jr Acquisitive former Bank of America CEO; retired cofounder and chairman emeritus of private equity firm Falfurrias Capital
• 4 contributions · 5,000 USD ('92→'07)
Kenneth D Lewis Bank of America CEO from 2001 to 2009
• 5 contributions · 5,000 USD ('04→'07)
Carol Ludwig Physician
• 3 contributions · 4,800 USD ('10)

Memberships

Democratic Party The U.S. Democratic Party
• Member
US House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress
• Representative (Jan 5 '93→Jan 6 '14)
US House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Member
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Subcommittee
• Member
Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee
• Member
Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Subcommittee
• Member
House Judiciary Committee Standing committee of the United States House of Representatives
• Member
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee
• Member
US House Committee on Financial Services
• Member

Schools

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill The first public university chartered under the US Constitution
• BS (?→'67)
Yale University Private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut - founded in 1701
• JD (?→'70)
Yale Law School Ivy League law school
• JD (?→'70)
Melvin L Watt
Updated almost 4 years ago

Basic Info

Types Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative
Gender Male
Birthday Aug 26 '45
Website http://watt.house.gov
Aliases Mel Watt, Melvin L. Watt

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