John Linder



John Elmer Linder, a Republican, is a former U.S. Representative for the 7th Congressional District of Georgia, having served 1993 to 2011. (map)

Iraq War
Linder voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.

Environmental record
For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Fair Tax Act of 2007
On January 4, 2007, Linder introduced the Fair Tax Act of 2007. The bill would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), repeal the federal income tax, all corporate taxes, capitol gains, employment taxes (Social Security and Medicare), estate and gift taxes and enact a national sales tax of 23% to be administered primarily by the states. As of March 1, 2007, the bill had collected 56 cosponsors, and had been referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Bio
Linder was born December 9, 1942 in Deer River, Minnesota. He was educated at the University of Minnesota, served in the United States Air Force, and was a dentist, president of a lending institution and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives before entering the House.

Linder is coauthor of The FairTax Book with radio talk show host Neal Boortz. The book discusses HR25 also known as The Fair Tax which he sponsored.

Georgia gained two seats after the 2000 census, but the Georgia state legislature produced a map intended to produce a congressional delegation of seven Democrats and six Republicans. Linder and fellow Republican Bob Barr were drawn into a heavily Republican district that, while retaining Barr's district number (the 7th), contained more of the territory Linder had represented in what had been the 4th District from 1993 to 1997 and the 11th District since 1997. Linder handily defeated Barr in the 2002 Republican primary and ran unopposed in 2004.

2006 elections
In 2006, the Democrats nominated Allan Burns to face Linder in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) Linder retained his seat.

2010 elections
In February 2010 Linder announced that he would not seek reelection. He was replaced by his former chief of staff, Republican Rob Woodall.

Money in politics
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Committees

 * House Committee on Ways and Means
 * Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

 * House Committee on Homeland Security
 * Subcommittee on Economic Security Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity
 * Subcommittee Management Integration and Oversight
 * Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack - Chair
 * House Committee on Ways and Means
 * Subcommittee on Oversight
 * Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures

Former contact
DC Office: 1026 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-1007 Phone: 202-225-4272 Fax: 202-225-4696 Web Email Website

District Office- Duluth: Duluth, GA 30097-8171 Phone: 770-232-3005 Fax: 770-232-2909

External resources

 * Official website
 * Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

 * Georgia Unfiltered