Rob Woodall

Rob Woodall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th district
In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by	John Linder
Succeeded by	Carolyn Bourdeaux
Chair of the Republican Study Committee
In office August 1, 2014 – January 3, 2015
Preceded by	Steve Scalise
Succeeded by	Bill Flores
Personal details
Born	William Robert Woodall III (1970-02-11) February 11, 1970 (age 54) Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Furman University (BA) University of Georgia (JD)

William Robert Woodall III^[1] (/ˈwʊdɔːl/ WUUD-awl; born February 11, 1970)^[2] is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County, a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republican, Woodall prior to being elected to Congress, worked for his predecessor, John Linder from 1994 to 2010, eventually becoming Linder's chief of staff. Woodall announced in February 2019 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress.^[3]