Rep. Tom Price/(Flickr Creative Commons/Tom Price)

• Representing Georgia's 6th congressional district from Roswell, Georgia.

Quick Bio:

• Tom Price is a U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district and is a member of both the Republican Party and the Tea Party Caucus. He was previously the chairman of the Republican Study Committee and the Republican Policy Committee. He is currently the vice chairman of the House Budget Committee.
• He served four terms in the Georgia State Senate — two as Minority Whip — and was first elected to represent Georgia's 6th district in November 2004.
• Tom graduated with a M.D. from the University of Michigan as a physician specializing in orthopedic surgery.
• Before his foray into politics, Tom Price ran a private practice as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years. 
• Because of his professional experience, many Republican see Tom Price as a credible opinion on all things related to health care policy.
• Tom Price has a steadfast conservative stance on all things political, and is known as "Georgia's Conservative Voice."

Recent quotes: 

• "The president, and his party, and Harry Reid have refused to compromise on anything whatsoever. The Republican Party have put forward three different compromises."
• "The bill is destructive to quality health care and it's destructive to the economy. We ought not stand idly by and have that go into effect."
• "The House of Representatives, in representing their districts, is saying clearly that we need to fund the entire federal government. There's no doubt about it. But we need to make certain that we modify at least minimally the law that the American people do not desire to go into effect."
• "I'm a physician. The last thing that this nation needs is this law that will destroy quality healthcare in this country."
• "The unions have finally read that bill and recognize what's in it. And they know that what the president said, that is, if you like what you have you can keep it, simply is not true. And they believe they've been lied to."
• Repealing Obamacare "is the only fair thing to do."
• Twitter: "POTUS got his wish -- govt. shutdown/slowdown in effect b/c Washington Democrats shamelessly refuse to compromise.
• Twitter: "It is unfair for the politically connected to receive special treatment while American families are treated differently #NoSpecialTreatment"

Political Contributors:

• According to Opensecrets.org, or the Center for Responsive Politics, Tom Price is supported mainly by these industries or demographics:
• Health Professionals, Retired, Insurance Companies, Health Services/HMOs, Securities and Investments, Real Estate

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