Rich McCormick

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Rich McCormick
Rep. Rich McCormick official photo, 118th Congress (1).jpg
Official portrait, 2023
Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Georgia's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Domestic partner Beth Van Duyne (2024-present) [1]
Education Oregon State University (BS)
National University (MBA)
Morehouse School of Medicine (MD)
Website House website
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Years of service1997–2017
Rank Commander
Rich McCormick's voice
McCormick speaks on Iranian protests
Recorded January 25, 2023

Richard Dean McCormick (born October 7, 1968) is an American politician and physician. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented Georgia's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. [2]

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McCormick represents the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Georgia. [3]

Education and military service

McCormick was born in Las Vegas in 1968 and graduated from Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon in 1986. [4] He earned a Bachelor of Science from Oregon State University in 1990. [5] He earned his Master of Business Administration from National University in 1999 and his Doctor of Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine in 2010. [6]

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. [7] In the Marine Corps, he was a Naval Aviator and helicopter pilot; in the Navy, he was a Medical Corps officer and reached the rank of commander. He is an emergency physician and works at Gwinnett Medical Center. [8]

U.S. House of Representatives

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. [9] McCormick lost the general election to Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux. [10]

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. [11] In a Republican primary with nine candidates, McCormick and Jake Evans advanced to a primary runoff. [12] He defeated Evans in the runoff [13] and won the November 8 general election against Democrat Bob Christian. [14]

Tenure

McCormick was among the 71 Republicans who voted against final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the House. [15]

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". [16] [17]

In December 2023, fellow Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene accused McCormick of grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking her, following a public spat between the two. She asked Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to investigate her claims. McCormick said he apologized for the interaction and despite an investigation by the Speaker of the House including a review of surveillance footage and dozens of witnesses, her allegations could not be corroborated.

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. [18] During an October 2024 rally for Trump's campaign at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, McCormick said that Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. [19]

Speaking to Maria Bartiromo on Mornings with Maria in December 2024, McCormick said non-discretionary federal spending should be cut, explaining that: [20]

We're going to have to have some hard decisions. We got to bring the Democrats in to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare. There's hundreds of billions of dollars to be saved, and we know how to do it, we just have to have the stomach to actually take those challenges on. [21]

Committee assignments

For the 118th Congress: [22]

Electoral history

2022

Georgia 6th congressional district Republican primary, 2022 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rich McCormick 48,967 43.1
Republican Jake Evans 26,160 23.0
Republican Mary Mallory Staples10,1789.0
Republican Meagan Hanson 9,5398.4
Republican Eugene Yu7,4116.5
Republican Blake Harbin4,1713.7
Republican Byron Gatewood3,3583.0
Republican Suzi Voyles2,6462.3
Republican Paulette Smith1,1231.0
Total votes113,553 100.0
Georgia 6th congressional district Republican primary runoff, 2022 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rich McCormick 27,455 66.5
Republican Jake Evans13,80833.5
Total votes41,263 100.0
Georgia 6th congressional district general election, 2022 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rich McCormick 206,886 62.22
Democratic Bob Christian125,61237.78

2020

Georgia 7th congressional district Republican primary, 2020 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rich McCormick 35,280 55.11
Republican Renee S. Unterman11,14317.41
Republican Mark Gonsalves4,6407.25
Republican Lynne Homrich4,5677.13
Republican Eugene Yu3,8566.02
Republican Lisa Noel Babbage3,3365.21
Republican Zachary H. Kennemore1,1951.87
Total votes64,017 100.0
Georgia 7th congressional district general election, 2020 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Carolyn Bourdeaux 190,900 51.39
Republican Rich McCormick180,56448.61
Total votes371,464 100.0

Personal life

McCormick has three sons from his first marriage. McCormick's second wife, Debra Miller, is an oncologist. They separated in 2024. Shortly thereafter, Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne confirmed she and McCormick were in a relationship. [28]

McCormick was the runner up of the seventh season of the initial run of American Gladiators , losing in the final to Pat Csizmazia. [29]

McCormick enjoys skateboarding. [7] CNN reported that they have "regularly spotted" McCormick skateboarding in the halls of Congress. [30]

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  3. ↑ Andrew DePietro (October 1, 2024). "The Richest Congressional Districts In Every State Of 2024". Forbes.
  4. ↑ "Candidate Conversation: Rich McCormick (R) | News & Analysis". Inside Elections. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "MDJ Voter Guide, 6th Congressional District". MDJOnline.com. May 7, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ Hallerman, Tamar; Bluestein, Greg. "Who could run for Georgia's 7th District". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Rep. Rich McCormick on Congressional News of the Day". C-SPAN. December 14, 2023.
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