Rich McCormick

McCormick was born in Las Vegas in 1968 and graduated from Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon in 1986.^[2] He earned a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University in 1990.^[3] He earned his Master of Business Administration from National University in 1999 and his Doctor of Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine in 2010.^[4]

McCormick served in the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy for over 20 years, spending time in Africa, South Korea, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf.^[5] In the Marine Corps, he was a helicopter pilot and in the Navy, he reached the rank of commander. He is an emergency physician and works at Gwinnett Medical Center.^[6]

Elections

With Rob Woodall not running for reelection to the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 7th congressional district in the 2020 elections, McCormick announced his candidacy. He won the primary election, receiving more than 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff election.^[7] McCormick lost the general election to Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux.^[8]

Following redistricting due to the 2020 U.S. census, McCormick announced his candidacy in the 2022 elections for the newly-redrawn Georgia's 6th congressional district, which became much more Republican-leaning.^[9] McCormick and Jake Evans advanced to a runoff election.^[10] He defeated Evans in the runoff^[11] and won the November 8 general election against Democrat Bob Christian.^[12]

Tenure

McCormick was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House.^[13]

On November 7, McCormick's H.Res. 845 censured Rashida Tlaib for "promoting false narratives regarding the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and for calling for the destruction of the state of Israel".^[14][15]

In December 2023, fellow Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene accused McCormick of getting physically violent against her following a public spat between the two. She accused him of grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her. She asked the Speaker of the House to investigate her claims. McCormick has said he apologized for the assault, but claims the violence to have been done in jest.^[16]

Following the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary in January, McCormick endorsed Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, writing, "I am calling on my fellow conservatives to join me in uniting behind Donald Trump for president." McCormick had previously supported Ron DeSantis's presidential bid.^[17]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress:^[18]

• Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation
  • Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
• Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
• Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic

McCormick's wife, Debra, is an oncologist. They have seven children and live in Suwanee, Georgia.^[6] He was also the runner up of the seventh season of the initial run of American Gladiators, losing in the final to Pat Csizmazia.^{[citation needed]}

McCormick enjoys skateboarding.^[5] CNN reported that they have "regularly spotted" McCormick skateboarding in the halls of Congress.^[22]

• Representative Rich McCormick official U.S. House website
• Rich McCormick for Congress
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Appearances on C-SPAN