Bob Irvin (born September 9, 1948) was an early leader of the modern Republican Party in Georgia in the United States. He was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee in the 1970s, along with Mack Mattingly, Paul Coverdell, Newt Gingrich, and John Linder. He served 15 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, in the 1970s and again in the 1990s. He ran for the State House in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Dorothy Felton by 227 votes. He was elected to his second stint in the State House after incumbent Mitch Skandalakis was elected to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in November 1993. He was the House Republican Leader 1994–2000, known for passing welfare reform and tax cuts. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to Saxby Chambliss.
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Bob Irvin (born September 9, 1948) was an early leader of the modern Republican Party in Georgia in the United States. He was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee in the 1970s, along with Mack Mattingly, Paul Coverdell, Newt Gingrich, and John Linder. He served 15 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, in the 1970s and again in the 1990s. He ran for the State House in 1990, but lost the Republican primary to Dorothy Felton by 227 votes. He was elected to his second stint in the State House after incumbent Mitch Skandalakis was elected to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners in November 1993. He was the House Republican Leader 1994–2000, known for passing welfare reform and tax cuts. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to Saxby Chambliss. He attracted attention in early 2005 by publicly calling for Ralph Reed to withdraw from the race for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. (en) |
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