Mike McKevitt

James Douglas "Mike" McKevitt (October 26, 1928 – September 28, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Colorado from 1971 to 1973.

Born in Spokane, Washington, McKevitt graduated from Grant High School in Sacramento, California.

[1][2] On August 8, 1969, he seized a print of the 1967 Swedish film I Am Curious (Yellow) from the Vogue Art Theater in the city, therefore banning it on the basis of it being "obscene and pornographic".

McKevitt remained in Washington for some time after his brief congressional term, serving as Assistant United States Attorney General, Office of Legislation in 1973, a counsel on energy policy the White House from 1973 to 1974, and a member of the Korean War Memorial Commission from 1987 to 1995.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress