A Representative from Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , April 2, 1950. Graduated from Therrell High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1968. Attended Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. , 1969-1971. Real estate developer. Member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1993-2004, and minority leader, 2000-2004. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Fifteenth Congress in 2016.