A Representative from Georgia. Born in Athens, Clarke County, Ga. , February 11, 1970. Graduated from Marist School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1988. B. A. , Furman University, Greenville, S. C. , 1992. J. D. , University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. , 1998. Staff, United States Representative John Linder, 1994-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2021). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.