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Representative Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk is a Republican member of the U.S. House
of Representatives representing Georgia's 11th Congressional
District. He advanced past the Republican primary on May 20,
2014.[1] He then defeated Bob Barr in the Republican runoff
primary on July 22, 2014.[2] Loudermilk won the general
election uncontested on November 4, 2014.
He was a former Republican member of the Georgia State
Senate and represented District 14 from 2011 to August 28,
2013. Loudermilk also served in the Georgia House of
Representatives, representing the 14th District from 20052011. He was Chairman of the Bartow County Republican
Party from 2000-2004.
Loudermilk is President and Co-owner of INSI Technologies. He served in the United States Air
Force from 1984 to 1992. He has been a businessman, Department Head of Mathematics and
Information Technology at Charter College and a Regional Business Manager with Honeywell
Federal Systems.
Biography
Loudermilk was born in Riverdale, Georgia. After graduating from high school, Loudermilk
enlisted in the United States Air Force from 1984 to 1992. He served as a Communications
Operations Specialist in Texas, Hawaii and Alaska. According to Loudermilk's campaign website,
he received awards for his roles in "the 1986 Philippine Crisis, the 1986 Air Raid on Libya,
Operation Just Cause in Panama, Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm."[3] In
June 2014, Loudermilk received accusations of a "consistent pattern of embellishment of his
military service."[4]
After his military service ended in 1992, Loudermilk earned a B.S. from Wayland Baptist
University.[5] He went on to become a small business owner in Georgia, founding a company
called Innovative Network Systems, Inc., and becoming a co-owner of a flight training school
called the Freedom Flight Center.[3] He served as chairman of the Bartow County Republican
Party from 2001-2004 and was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2005, serving
District 14 until 2010. He was then elected as a senator to the Georgia State Senate and served
from 2011 to 2013.[5]
During his time in the legislature, Loudermilk received various awards, including the Advocates
for Children’s Public Servant of the Year award (2007), the Civil Air Patrol's National Legislator of
the Year award (2006), the Blue Ridge Women's Center's Sanctity of Life Award (2010), the
Technology Association of Georgia's Legislator of the Year award (2011) and the American
Conservative Union's Defender of Liberty Award (2012)."[3]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Loudermilk's academic, professional and political career:[5]
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2015-Present: U.S. Representative from Georgia's 11th Congressional District
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2011-2013: Senator, Georgia State Senate
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2005-2010: Georgia House of Representatives, District 14
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2001-2004: Bartow Country, Ga. Republication Party Chairman
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1992: Graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a B.S.
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1987: Graduated from U.S. Air Force Community College with an A.A.
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1984-1992: United States Air Force
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2015-2016
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Homeland Security Committee
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Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
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Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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Subcommittee on Energy
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Subcommittee on Oversight, Chairman