Mike McKevitt
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James Douglas "Mike" McKevitt (October 26, 1928 - September 28, 2000) was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.
Born in Spokane, Washington, Mckevitt graduated from Grant High School, Sacramento, California. B.A., University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, 1951. LL.B., University of Denver School of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1956. He was in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953. He was a lawyer in private practice. He served as assistant attorney general, Colorado state attorney general's office from 1958 to 1967. He served as district attorney, Denver, Colorado from 1967 to 1971.
Mckevitt was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second Congress (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1973). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972. He served as assistant United States attorney general, Office of Legislation, 1973. Counsel, Energy Policy Office, The White House from 1973 to 1974. He served as member of the Korean War Memorial Commission from 1987 to 1995. Public advocate. He died on September 28, 2000, in Washington, D.C.. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
