"S" is for Spratt, John McKee, Jr. (b. 1942)

"S" is for Spratt, John McKee, Jr. (b. 1942). Congressman, lawyer. Reared in York, Spratt graduated from Davidson College; was a Marshall Scholar at Oxford, and obtained his law degree from Yale. After military service he returned home to practice law. In 1982, he was elected to Congress from the 5^th Congressional District—and was subsequently re-elected until 2010—serving in the House twenty-eight years. In Congress Spratt garnered seats on three key House committees:  Budget, Armed Services, and Government Reform and Oversight. Accumulating seniority, Spratt concentrated on the debate over the national budget and was a key negotiator of a balanced budget agreement in 1997. In 2003, he was chosen by his fellow Democrats as assistant House minority leader.  From 2007 through 2011, John McKee Spratt, Jr., was chair of the House Budget Committee.