A Representative from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga.; May 14, 1946; United States Marine Corps reserve, 1964-1967; B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1967; M.D., Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga., 1971; physician; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Charles Norwood, and to the three succeeding Congresses (July 17, 2007-present).