<!--Please See naming conventions at WP:MOSBIO, do not add details like "Dr." or "PhD"-->John Phillip Gingrey (born July 10, 1942) is an American physician and former politician who served as a U.S. representative for from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party (GOP). His district comprised the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta. Since leaving Congress, Gingrey has worked as a senior adviser at the District Policy Group in Washington, D.C., which is the lobbying arm of the Drinker Biddle law firm.
On March 27, 2013, Gingrey announced he would be a candidate in the 2014 race for U.S. Senate in his home state, he was unsuccessful, later losing in the May 20, 2014 Republican primary, placing fourth.
Early life, education, and early political career
Gingrey was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia and graduated from Aquinas High School. He started his 26-year practice as an obstetrician/gynecologist. 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 fraternity his senior year.
Gingrey 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.
U.S. House of Representatives
Elections
2012
In his final campaign for his U.S. House seat in 2012, Gingrey defeated Democrat Patrick Thompson with 68.6 percent of the vote.