Rich McCormick

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

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

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. 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.

Elections
With Rob Woodall not running for reelection to the United States House of Representatives for GA'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. McCormick lost the general election to Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux.

Following redistricting due to the 2020 U.S. census, McCormick announced his candidacy in the 2022 elections for the newly-redrawn GA's 6th congressional district, which became much more Republican-leaning. In a Republican primary with nine candidates, McCormick and Jake Evans advanced to a primary runoff. He defeated Evans in the runoff and won the November 8 general election against Democrat Bob Christian.

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

On November 7, McCormick's 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".

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, but that it was intended to be friendly.

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.

Committee assignments
For the 118th Congress:
 * 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

Personal life
McCormick's wife, Dr. Debra Miller, is an oncologist. They had seven adult children from their previous respective marriages and live in Suwanee, Georgia. They separated in 2024. When asked about an alleged affair, McCormick's soon to be ex-wife was quoted, 'You should ask Rich and his colleague.' Shortly thereafter, Texas congresswoman Beth Van Duyne confirmed she and McCormick were in a relationship.

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

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