Bo Ginn

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Not related to David 'Bo' Ginn, member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1980 to 1988.

Bo Ginn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	George E. Hagan
Succeeded by	Lindsay Thomas
Personal details
Born	Ronald Bryan Ginn (1934-05-31)May 31, 1934 Morgan, Georgia, U.S.
Died	January 6, 2005(2005-01-06) (aged 70) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Gloria Ginn
Alma mater	Georgia Southern College

Ronald Bryan "Bo" Ginn, (May 31, 1934 – January 6, 2005) was an American politician who represented Georgia's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 1983.

Ginn was born in Morgan, Georgia and attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia from 1951 through 1953 and Georgia Southern College in Statesboro where he earned a degree in 1956. He was considered a champion baseball player as a youth, but was stricken by crippling polio as a teenager and was told he would never walk again. Surgery, long months of therapy at the Warm Springs Foundation, and a strong determination allowed him to leave his wheelchair. This experience and the encouragement from others ultimately led him to a career in public service.^[1] Ginn served as administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Herman Talmadge and U.S. Congressman George Elliott Hagan. He successfully ran against Hagan as a Democrat to win the 1st District congressional seat in 1972 to the 93rd United States Congress. He served five consecutive terms in that seat before stepping down to run for Governor of Georgia in 1982.