Tom Price (U.S. politician)

For other people named Tom Price, see Tom Price (disambiguation).

Tom Price
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Johnny Isakson
Personal details
Born	October 8, 1954 (1954-10-08) Lansing, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Clark Price
Children	Robert Price
Residence	Roswell, Georgia
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Physician
Religion	Presbyterian

Thomas Edmunds Price (born October 8, 1954) is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district, serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the northern suburbs of Atlanta. He currently serves as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, making him the fifth ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.

Early life, education and career

Price was born in Lansing, Michigan. He grew up in Dearborn, attending Adams Jr. High and Dearborn High School.

He graduated with an M.D. from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency at Emory University in Atlanta, and decided to settle in the suburb of Roswell, where he still lives. He ran an orthopedic clinic in Atlanta for 20 years before returning to Emory as assistant professor of orthopedic surgery. Price also was the director of the orthopedic clinic at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital.

U.S. House of Representatives

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Budget
• Committee on Ways and Means
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Human Resources

He is the proposer of a Republican alternative health care reform bill, the Empowering Patients First Act.

In August 2010, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended further investigation of U.S. Rep. Tom Price related to his fund-raising in advance of a December vote on financial reform. Two other House members were referred to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Price commented: "How the O.C.E. arrived at their recommendation is truly a mystery."

Recent Notable Votes

In 2011, he voted to prohibit funding of NPR, to terminate the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program, to extend the PATRIOT act, to repeal portions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 on multiple occasions,to reduce non-security discretionary spending to 2008 levels(and subsequently voted against several amendments offered via motions to recommit with instructions)),to reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions, to provide funding for government agencies, including the department of defense, through September 30, 2011, to cut the Federal Housing Authority's refinancing program, and against a resolution which would force the president to withdraw American forces from Iraq.

Political campaigns

When 6th District incumbent Johnny Isakson declined to run for reelection in order to run for the U.S. Senate, Price entered the Republican primary for the seat. No Democrat even filed, meaning that whoever won the Republican primary would be virtually assured of being the district's next congressman. However, the 6th is so heavily Republican that any Democratic candidate would have faced nearly impossible odds in any event. He was opposed by five other candidates, including fellow state senators Robert Lamutt and Chuck Clay. Price was the only major candidate from Fulton County, while Lamutt and Clay were both from Cobb County. Lamutt and Clay split most of the vote in Cobb, allowing Price to win the first round with 35 percent of the vote. He then defeated Lamutt in the runoff with 54 percent of the vote, all but assuring his election to Congress. He has been reelected twice against nominal Democratic opposition.

Personal life

Price and his wife Betty reside in Roswell, and have one child, Robert Price. Betty is currently a city councilwoman for the City of Roswell. Price is a Presbyterian.

See also

• Physicians' Council for Responsible Reform

External links

• U.S. Congressman Tom Price official House site
• Congressman Tom Price, M.D. official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Current Bills Sponsored at StateSurge.com
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at SourceWatch

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Johnny Isakson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th congressional district January 3, 2005 – present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Ted Poe R-Texas	United States Representatives by seniority 252nd	Succeeded by Dave Reichert R-Washington
Party political offices
Preceded by Jeb Hensarling Texas	Chairman of the Republican Study Committee 2009–2011	Succeeded by Jim Jordan Ohio
Preceded by Thad McCotter Michigan	Chairman of House Republican Policy Committee 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent