Paul Broun | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 10th district | |
In office July 17, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Charlie Norwood |
Succeeded by | Jody Hice |
Personal details | |
Born | Paul Collins Broun Jr. May 14, 1946 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Niki |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Paul C. Broun Sr. (Father) |
Education | University of Georgia (BA) Augusta University (MD) |
Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946)[1] is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Broun unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Saxby Chambliss in the 2014 election.[2][3] In 2020, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination to represent Georgia's 9th congressional district – a seat he contested once before in 2016 – coming in fourth.[4]