Rob Woodall | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021 | |
Preceded by | John Linder |
Succeeded by | Carolyn Bourdeaux |
Chair of the Republican Study Committee | |
In office August 1, 2014 – January 3, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Steve Scalise |
Succeeded by | Bill Flores |
Personal details | |
Born | William Robert Woodall III February 11, 1970 Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Furman University (BA) University of Georgia (JD) |
William Robert Woodall III[1] (/ˈwʊdɔːl/ WUUD-awl; born February 11, 1970)[2] is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County, a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republican, Woodall prior to being elected to Congress, worked for his predecessor, John Linder from 1994 to 2010, eventually becoming Linder's chief of staff. Woodall announced in February 2019 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress.[3]