Professional Experience
Attorney, Private Practice, 1979-1992
Deacon, Gainesville First Baptist Church
Hall County Attorney, 1977-1979
Hall County Juvenile Court Judge, 1971-1972
Juvenile Court Judge, Hall County, 1971
Assistant District Attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, 1970
Attorney, Georgia Bar, 1968
Captain, United States Army 1966-1968.
Political Experience
Deputy Whip, Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Switched from Democratic to Republican Party, April 10, 1995
President Pro Tempore, 1991-1992
Senator, Georgia State Senate 1981-1992.
Organizations
Former Sunday School Teacher, Former Deacon, member, Gainesville First Baptist Church
Board of Trustees, Mercer University
Advisory Board of Honors Programs, North Georgia College and University
Former President, Lifetime Member, Rotary Club.
Current Office
House of Representatives
County
Catoosa, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth (part), Gilmer, Gordon,
Gwinnett (part), Hall, Murray, Pickens, Rockdale (part), Walker,
Walton (part), and Whitfield. Cities and townships: Auburn, Blue
Ridge, Braselton, Buford, Calhoun, Chatsworth, Chickamauga,
Clermont, Cohutta, Conyers, Cumming, Dacula, Dalton,
Dawsonville, East Ellijay, Ellijay, Eton, Fairmount, Flowery
Branch, Fort Oglethorpe, Gainesville, Gillsville, Grayson,
Jasper, LaFayette, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Lookout Mountain,
Lula, McCaysville, Morgantown, Nelson, Oakwood, Plainville,
Ranger, Rest Haven, Resaca, Ringgold, Rossville, Snellville,
Talking Rock, Trenton, Tunnel Hill, and Varnell. Population
(2000), 629,702.
Zipcodes
30011-13, 30017, 30019, 30028, 30039-41, 30045, 30052, 30078,
30103, 30107, 30139, 30143, 30148, 30151, 30171, 30175, 30177,
30501-04, 30506-07, 30510, 30512-13, 30517-19, 30522, 30527,
30534, 30539-43, 30548, 30554-55, 30559-60, 30564, 30566, 30572,
30575, 30701, 30703, 30705, 30707-08, 30710-11, 30719-22,
30724-26, 30728, 30731-36, 30738-42, 30746-47, 30750-53, 30755-
57, 30811, 31002
Washington, D.C. Address
2133 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1009
Phone: 202-225-5211
Fax: 202-225-8272
District Address
415 East Walnut Avenue, Suite 108
Dalton, GA 30721
Phone: 706-226-5320
Fax: 706-278-0840
District Address
108 West LaFayette Square, Suite 102
LaFayette, GA 30728
Phone: 706-638-7042
Fax: 706-638-7049
District Address
Wachovia Center, Suite 520, 340 Jesse Jewell Parkway, Post Office Box 1015
Gainesville, GA 30503
Phone: 770-535-2592
Fax: 770-535-2765