Lynn Westmoreland
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| Deputy Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Speaker |
John Boehner Paul Ryan |
| Preceded by | Greg Walden |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Marshall |
| Succeeded by | Drew Ferguson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Mac Collins |
| Succeeded by | Jim Marshall |
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Leon Acton Westmoreland April 2, 1950 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Westmoreland |
| Alma mater | Georgia State University |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 3rd congressional district from 2007 to 2017 and the 8th district from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Westmoreland was born in Atlanta, the son of Margaret Ferrell (née Lawson) and Leon Acton Westmoreland. He grew up in Metro Atlanta. He has no degree beyond a high school diploma. He attended Georgia State University,but dropped out to work in a family construction business in which he later became an executive. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, rising to the position of House Republican Leader in 2001. He held that position until 2003 when he stepped down in order to devote time to his Congressional campaign in late 2003. He continued to serve in the Georgia House until his election to the US House in 2005.
As Republican Leader in the Georgia House, he led the fight against intense partisan gerrymandering during the redistricting process controlled by the Democratic majority in 2001. He abandoned his opposition and was instrumental in the mid-decade redistricting that took place in 2005, after Republicans won control of the Georgia legislature in the 2004 elections.
During his first term in the 109th United States Congress, Westmoreland was appointed to the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, U.S. House Committee on Government Reform, and the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.. In January 2015, the House Intelligence Committee was reorganized, and a subcommittee on Cybersecurity and the National Security Agency was created with Westmoreland appointed to be the subcommittee's first chairman.
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