Congressman G. K. Butterfield represents the First District of North Carolina.
Prior to being elected to Congress in a special election on July 24, 2004, G. K. Butterfield had a distinguished legal career. After working in private practice, he was elected as Superior Court Judge in 1988 and appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2001. After an election defeat, he was again appointed as Superior Court Judge.
Butterfield serves on the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce Committee, and serves as Vice Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee. He is serving his second term as Chief Deputy Whip after being appointed to the leadership post by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the 110th Congress.
Butterfield also serves as a member of the House Ethics Committee and as a member of the Helsinki Committee.
Congressman Butterfield is a life-long member of Jackson Chapel First Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson, N.C. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and the proud father of two adult daughters, Valeisha and Lenai.
