Barry Loudermilk

Barry Loudermilk
Official portrait, 2018
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 11th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2015
Preceded byPhil Gingrey
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 14th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – August 27, 2013
Preceded byGeorge Hooks
Succeeded byBruce Thompson
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 52nd district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byPreston Smith
Succeeded byChuck Hufstetler
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 14th district
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byTom Knox
Succeeded byChristian Coomer
Personal details
Born
Barry Dean Loudermilk

(1963-12-22) December 22, 1963 (age 61)
Riverdale, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDesiree[2]
ChildrenTravis, Christiana, and Michael[2]
Residence(s)Cassville, Georgia, U.S.[3]
EducationCommunity College of the Air Force (AAS)
Wayland Baptist University (BS)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Air Force
Years of service1984–1992
RankCommunications Operations Specialist

Barry Dean Loudermilk (/ˈldərˌmɪlk/ LOW-dər-MILK; born December 22, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the United States House representative from Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2015. Prior to this, Loudermilk served in the Georgia House of Representatives (2005–2010) and the Georgia Senate (2011–2013). He stepped down from the Georgia Senate to run for Phil Gingrey's congressional seat in the 11th district; Gingrey ran for a U.S. Senate seat.

Loudermilk won the Republican nomination for the House seat in a 2014 runoff against Bob Barr.[4] In that race, The Almanac of American Politics stated Loudermilk took a "sharp anti-establishment turn."[5] After a couple years of being in the U.S. House of Representatives, Loudermilk dropped his membership in the "anti-leadership" Freedom Caucus and became increasingly involved in the "more leadership oriented Republican Study Committee."[6]

Georgia's 11th congressional district is located northwest of Atlanta and is Republican-favoring.[6] The Almanac has stated that a Democrat with a strong base in populous Cobb County could result in a competitive race.[6] From 2014 to present, Loudermilk has been re-elected to successive biennial terms.

  1. ^ Georgia. The Almanac of American Politics. 2024. p. 40. https://www.proquest.com/magazines/georgia/docview/3134872715/se-2.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference archiveMB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Biographical Data, Barry Loudermilk". The Hill. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Barry Loudermilk wins Georgia GOP runoff to succeed Rep. Gingrey". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Associated Press. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference GAAL4041 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference GAAL41 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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