Tom Graves
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 14th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th district |
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In office June 8, 2010 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Nathan Deal |
| Succeeded by | Doug Collins |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 12th district |
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In office January 3, 2005 – March 23, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jeff Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Rick Jasperse |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 10th district |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Tom E. Shanahan |
| Succeeded by | Ben Bridges |
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John Thomas Graves, Jr. February 3, 1970 St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Howard Graves |
| Children | JoAnn, John T. III, and Janey |
| Residence | Ranger, Georgia |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
John Thomas "Tom" Graves, Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district, serving since winning a special election for Georgia's 9th congressional district in 2010. He is a member of the Republican Party. Graves served in the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the House of Representatives.
Tom Graves was born in St. Petersburg, Florida on February 3, 1970. He graduated from Cass High School of Cartersville, GA, where he played linebacker and offensive guard on the school football team. Graves earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia. After college, he bought a landscaping company before working in real estate investment. Graves lives in Ranger, Georgia, southeast of Dalton.
In 2007, Graves and former Georgia Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers took out a loan from Bartow County Bank to purchase and renovate a motel in Calhoun. In 2011, it was reported that Bartow County Bank had sued Rogers and Graves for defaulting on their $2.2 million bank loan. They countersued the bank in response. In August 2011, both parties dismissed their claims before going to hearing, settling the dispute out of court, and no details of the settlement were disclosed. Graves received criticism in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the grounds that the outcome of this business venture appeared to some individuals to undermine his stated commitment to fiscal responsibility.
Tom E. Shanahan retired as Representative to Georgia's 10th District in 2002, and Graves won as his successor with 60 percent of the vote. Graves later ran, unopposed, to serve as House Representative to Georgia's 12th district in 2004. He was re-elected, after two races in which he ran against primary challenger Bill Pickett in 2006 and unopposed in 2008.
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