John Howard Coble is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing North Carolina's 6th Congressional District. Coble was first elected to the House in 1984 for North Carolina's 6th Congressional District and won re-election on November 6, 2012. Coble is currently serving his 15th consecutive term.

Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He attended Appalachian State University from 1949 to 1950 but earned his A.B. from Guilford College in 1958. He then earned his J.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Law, in 1962 Prior to serving in the House, Coble served as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, in the North Carolina House of Representatives and as U.S. Assistant Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina Coble announced that he would retire at the end of his term in January 2015, citing health concerns. He said, "But if I’m not physically capable of going full ahead I fear it would probably have a negative impact on the campaign. So I have dismissed that proposal and decided I will not seek re-election."

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