John McKee Spratt Jr

John M. Spratt Jr., a Democrat who served for 28 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he chaired the Budget Committee and was known on both sides of the aisle as a conscientious steward of the nation’s pocketbook, died Dec. 14 2024 in his hometown of York, South Carolina. He was 82. The cause was complications from Parkinson’s disease, said his daughter Catherine Spratt. Mr. Spratt was defeated in the 2010 midterms by Mick Mulvaney, a Republican. A Representative from South Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942; graduated from York High School, York, S.C., 1960; A.B., Davidson College, Davidson, N.C., 1964; M.A., Marshall Scholar, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1966; LL.B., Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., 1969; United States Army, 1969-1971; lawyer, private practice; banker; business owner; delegate, South Carolina state Democratic convention, 1972-1980; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Survivors include his wife of 56 years, the former Jane Stacy; three daughters, Susan Spratt, Sarah Spratt and Catherine Spratt; a sister; and five grandchildren.