Biography
A Representative from Georgia. Born in Millen, Jenkins County, Ga. , August 25, 1942. Attended public schools in Washington County, Ga. B. A. , Mercer University, Macon, Ga. , 1964. J. D. , Mercer University School of Law, Macon, Ga. , 1966. United States Army, 1966-1968. Lawyer, private practice. Assistant district attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, 1970-1971. Judge of the juvenile court of Hall County, Ga. , 1971-1972. Hall County, Ga. , attorney, 1977-1979. Member of the Georgia state senate, 1981-1993. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the succeeding Congress, changed his party affiliation to Republican on April 10, 1995 (January 3, 1993-April 10, 1995). Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and to the six succeeding Congresses until his resignation on March 21, 2010 (January 3, 1997-March 21, 2010). Governor of Georgia, 2011-2019.