Lynn Westmoreland

About Lynn Westmoreland

Lynn Westmoreland (b. April 2, 1950, Atlanta, Georgia), a politician from the U.S. state of Georgia, was elected in 2004 to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican representing Georgia's 3rd congressional district.

Westmoreland grew up in metro Atlanta. He attended Georgia State University but dropped out to work in a family construction business, in which he later became an executive. He resides in Sharpsburg, Georgia, with his wife, Joan; they have three children and six grandchildren.

Prior to his election to the United States Congress, Westmoreland owned a construction company and worked as a real estate developer. He also served in the Georgia House of Representatives beginning in 1993 and began serving as the House Republican Leader in 2001, until he resigned from that position to pursue his Congressional campaign in late 2003. He continued to serve in the Georgia House until his election to the U.S. House in 2004.