Patrick McHenry served 10 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for North Carolina’s 10th Congressional District. McHenry was a member of the House Financial Services Committee, including serving as its lead Republican member and chairman from 2018 to 2024. McHenry drove a robust legislative agenda focused on cryptocurrency, capital formation, artificial intelligence, fintech, data privacy, and corporate governance issues, among other topics.
In addition to guiding the House Financial Services Committee, McHenry led the House of Representatives in October 2023, serving as the first-ever speaker pro tempore. During that time, McHenry worked to preserve the powers of the speakership while driving House Republicans toward consensus on a new speaker. McHenry also served as one of House Republicans’ lead negotiators in the spring of 2023 as they worked with the Biden Administration to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act—a legislative package that achieved historic spending cuts and an increase in the debt ceiling, avoiding a catastrophic default.
McHenry is a native of Gastonia, North Carolina, and a graduate of Belmont Abbey College. He resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife and three children.