US Congressman. Born in Valdosta, Georgia and educated at Georgia Southern College and Georgetown University this dentist and decorated Vietnam War veteran served as a Congressman from his home state from 1995 until his death. The conservative's election in 1994 made him the first Republican to be elected from his eastern Georgia district since the days of Reconstruction. He was a strong opponent of what he viewed as excessive government regulation and fought to give consumers better access to health care. He died after a long battle with cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
US Congressman. Born in Valdosta, Georgia and educated at Georgia Southern College and Georgetown University this dentist and decorated Vietnam War veteran served as a Congressman from his home state from 1995 until his death. The conservative's election in 1994 made him the first Republican to be elected from his eastern Georgia district since the days of Reconstruction. He was a strong opponent of what he viewed as excessive government regulation and fought to give consumers better access to health care. He died after a long battle with cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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