John T. Myers (congressman)

John Thomas Myers ( born February 8, 1927 in Covington, Fountain County, Indiana ) is a retired American politician. Between 1967 and 1997 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Myers is the father of Congressman Brian D. Kerns. He attended until 1945 Covington High School and served in the years 1945 and 1946 in the U.S. Army. Subsequently, he studied until 1951 at Indiana State University in Terre Haute. Between 1952 and 1966, Myers worked for the company The Fountain Trust Co. He was also active as a farmer in Fountain County.

Politically, Myers joined the Republican Party. In the congressional elections of 1966 he was in the seventh election district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of William G. Bray on January 3, 1967. After 14 re- election he was able to complete in Congress until January 3, 1997 a total of 15 legislative periods. In this time were, among others, the end of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement, and in 1974, the Watergate affair. In addition, the 25th, the 26th and the 27th Amendment to the Constitution were discussed and approved in Congress.

In 1996, Myers gave up another candidacy. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he withdrew into retirement.