Biography
A Representative from Georgia. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga. , July 10, 1942. Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Augusta, Ga. , 1960. B. S. , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. , 1965. M. D. , Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga. , 1969. Physician. Member of the Marietta, Ga. , board of education, 1993-1997. Member of the Georgia state senate, 1999-2002. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2015). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate in 2014.