Buck McKeon

Buck McKeon
Chair of the House Armed Services Committee
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
Speaker	John Boehner
Preceded by	Ike Skelton
Succeeded by	Mac Thornberry
Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee
In office June 9, 2009 – January 3, 2011
Leader	John Boehner
Preceded by	John McHugh
Succeeded by	Adam Smith
Ranking Member of the House Education and Labor Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – June 9, 2009
Leader	John Boehner
Preceded by	George Miller
Succeeded by	John Kline
Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee
In office February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
Speaker	Dennis Hastert
Preceded by	John Boehner
Succeeded by	George Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 25th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	New Constituency (Redistricting)
Succeeded by	Steve Knight
Personal details
Born	Howard Philip McKeon (1938-09-09) September 9, 1938 (age 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Patricia Kunz
Children	6
Education	Brigham Young University (BS)
Buck McKeon's voice McKeon opens a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the incoming budget sequestration in 2013 Recorded September 20, 2012

Howard Philip "Buck" McKeon (born September 9, 1938) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California's 25th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Education Committee.