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Dr. Paul C. Broun, Jr., a Republican, has represented the 10th Congressional district of Georgia since 2007. He was elected on July 17, 2007 in a special run-off election to replace Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.), who died of cancer of February 13, 2007. He was officially sworn in on July 25.^[1]

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 2 Bio 2.1 2007 special election 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Record and controversies

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Iraq War

Environmental record

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Bio

Broun was born in Athens, Georgia, the son of Democratic Georgia state senator Paul Broun, Sr. The younger Broun is a graduate of the University of Georgia and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. He lives in Athens, and has his medical practice there, a practice which consists primarily of housecalls. He and his wife Niki Bronson Broun have two adult daughters and a teenage son.

Prior to being elected in 2007, Broun made three unsuccessful attempts to run for Congress. In 1990, he lost to Democratic Rep. Richard Ray (D-Ga.). He waged an unsuccessful bid in 1992 for the Republican nomination in the same western Georgia House district. Finally, in 1996, he received a minuscule vote share in the U.S. Senate primary.^[1]

2007 special election

On February 13, 2007, Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-Ga.) died of cancer while serving his seventh term in the House. In order to fill Norwood’s seat, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) was required to issue a writ of election in the ten days following Norwood's death. The election had to occur thirty days after the writ. If no candidate received at least fifty percent of the vote, a runoff election would then take place within the four weeks which followed.^[1][1]

As of February 2007, three candidates had entered the race so far, including Jim Whitehead (R), Ralph T. Hudgens (R), and Terry Holley (D).^[1] June 19, 2007 was set as the election date with a July 17 run-off for the top two vote-getters.^[1]

In the results of the June special election Jim Whitehead (R) led Paul Broun (R) by 23 points, but early results of the run-off suggested that Broun may have come out ahead. Whitehead had many significant advantages over Broun, including greater campaign spending and key endorsements, including one by Norwood's widow, but surprisingly, as of July 17, with 98 percent of precincts reporting, Broun held a narrow 371-vote lead over Jim Whitehead.^[1] The closeness of the race was expected to result in a recount.^[1] A week after the run-off election, however, the results became official and Paul Broun was elected, just barely, 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent over Jim Whitehead, a margin of just 394 votes. Initially, Whitehead stated that he would seek a recount, which he was allowed to do with a margin of less than one percent, however, after careful consideration, he decided against it in order not to delay the district's proper representation in Congress. On July 25, 2007, Broun was officially sworn in as the Representative from Georgia's 10th Congressional District by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).^[1]

Money in Politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Club for Growth	$ 59,720
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Assn	$ 20,000
Graves Construction	$ 18,400
Koch Industries	$ 17,500
AFLAC Inc	$ 15,000
Jansson Financial	$ 13,400
University of Georgia	$ 12,051
Horton Homes	$ 11,800
Dixie Precast	$ 11,500
Every Republican is Crucial PAC	$ 10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn	$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Paul Broun from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Jr Revolving door profile for Paul Broun from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Paul Broun from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Paul Broun from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands
• House Committee on Science and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

After his election, House Republican leaders indicated that Broun would be appointed to the Homeland Security Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.

More Background Data

Contact

DC office
2104 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4101 Fax: 202-226-0776 Webform email
District offices
3706 Atlanta Highway, Suite 3B, Athens, GA 30606 Ph: 706-549-9588 Fax: (none entered) 560 Falls Road, Toccoa, GA 30577 Ph: 706-886-1008 Fax: (none entered) P.O. Box 211661, Augusta, GA 30917 Ph: 706-447-3857 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

References

Wikipedia also has an article on Paul Broun. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

External resources

• Official campaign website

External articles

• Rachel Kapochunas, "Georgia Conservative Broun Fulfills House Dreams With Special Win," CQ Politics, July 25, 2007.

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Semantic data

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