Tom Price (US politician)

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Tom Price
United States Representative from Georgia's 6th district
In office 2005-present
Preceded by	Johnny Isakson
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Born	October 8, 1954 Lansing, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elizabeth Price
Religion	Presbyterian

Dr. Thomas E. "Tom" Price (born October 8, 1954) is an American politician. He has been a member of the Republican caucus of the United States House of Representatives since 2005 representing the 6th Congressional District of Georgia (map), based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta.

He was born in Lansing, Michigan and graduated with and M.D. from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency at Emory University in Atlanta and decided to stay there afterwards. He ran an orthopaedic clinic in Atlanta for 20 years before returning to Emory as assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery.

He was a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1997 to 2005, serving as minority whip from 1999 to 2003 and majority leader from 2003 to 2005. He was the first Republican majority leader in the state senate since Reconstruction.

When 6th District incumbent Johnny Isakson declined to run for reelection in order to run for the US Senate, Price entered the Republican primary for the seat. He was opposed by four other candidates, including fellow state senators Robert LaMutt and Chuck Clay, both of Cobb County. He faced LaMutt in a runoff and decisively defeated him. Since no Democrat filed to run for the seat, the Republican primary also decided the district's next congressman. He won the primary election over challenger John Konop in the 2006 Republican primary.

Price is married with one child. He is the son of a Presbyterian minister and a Presbyterian.

[edit] External links

• Official House site
• Campaign finance details
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Rating of his voting record by 3rd parties, at Project Vote Smart
• Another voting record summary at GovTrack.us
• Election spending comparison with challengers from OpenSecrets.org
• Price campaign funding shows incumbent advantage and $1.1 million surplus
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Preceded by Johnny Isakson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th congressional district January 3, 2005 – present

Incumbent

Georgia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators: Saxby Chambliss (R), Johnny Isakson (R) Representative(s): Jack Kingston (R), Sanford Bishop (D), Jim Marshall (D), Cynthia McKinney (D), John Lewis (D), Tom Price (R), John Linder (R), Lynn Westmoreland (R), Charlie Norwood (R), Nathan Deal (R), Phil Gingrey (R), John Barrow (D), David Scott (D) All delegations: Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming — American Samoa • District of Columbia • Guam • Puerto Rico • U.S. Virgin Islands