Phil Gingrey
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Linder |
| Succeeded by | Barry Loudermilk |
| Member of the Georgia Senate | |
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In office 1999–2003 |
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John Phillip Gingrey July 10, 1942 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Billie Ayers |
| Children | Billy Gannon Phyllis Laura Neill |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
John Phillip "Phil" Gingrey, (born July 10, 1942) was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 11th congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). The district is located in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta.
On March 27, 2013, Gingrey announced he would be a candidate in the 2014 race for U.S. Senate for his state, but he lost in the May 20, 2014 Republican primary, placing fourth.
Gingrey was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and graduated from Aquinas High School. He received a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Georgia Tech in 1965, and then attended Medical College of Georgia. He then worked as an obstetrician. While at Georgia Tech, Gingrey was a driver of the Ramblin' Wreck mascot car. He also became a member of the Gamma Alpha Chapter of the Sigma Nu Fraternity and was the President of the Sigma Nu Fraternity his senior year.
Gringrey entered politics when he ran for the Marietta School Board, a body of which he was three times named chairman. He served two terms as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1999 to 2003.
Georgia gained two districts after the 2000 Census, but the Democratic-controlled state legislature wanted to see more Democrats in the congressional delegation. They produced a map that was designed to elect seven Democrats and six Republicans; the delegation at the time consisted of eight Republicans and three Democrats. In the process, they drew Republicans Bob Barr and John Linder into the same district. The new district was numbered the 7th – Barr's former district number – but contained most of the territory in Linder's 11th District.
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