Phil Roe (politician)

Phil Roe
Official portrait, 2016
Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	Tim Walz
Succeeded by	Mike Bost
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 1st district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	David Davis
Succeeded by	Diana Harshbarger
Chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Jeff Miller
Succeeded by	Mark Takano
Mayor of Johnson City
In office 2007–2009
Preceded by	Steve Darden
Succeeded by	Jane Myron
Vice Mayor of Johnson City
In office 2003–2007
Preceded by	C. H. Charlton
Succeeded by	Jane Myron
Personal details
Born	David Phillip Roe (1945-07-21) July 21, 1945 (age 78) Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Pam Alford ​ ​ (m. 1995; died 2015)​ Clarinda Jeanes ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	3
Education	Austin Peay State University (BS) University of Tennessee (MD)
Military service
Branch	United States Army
Years of service	1972–1974
Rank	Major
Unit	Medical Corps
Phil Roe's voice Roe, as chair of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, speaks on the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 Recorded May 23, 2017

David Phillip Roe (born July 21, 1945) is an American politician and physician who was the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 1st congressional district, serving from 2009 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2017 to 2019, Roe was chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.

Roe announced in January 2020 that he would not run for re-election in 2020.^[1]