Congressman Barry Loudermilk, a Constitutional Conservative, represents northwest Georgia’s 11th Congressional District.
In the 117th Congress, Congressman Loudermilk serves as a member of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, the Committee on House Administration, and the Joint Committee on the Library. He also serves as a member of the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a conservative caucus of House Republicans.
Before being elected to Congress in 2014, he was a small business owner for over 20 years. He also served in the Georgia State legislature for nine years.
Barry Loudermilk is a passionate representative of the people, who fights daily to ensure our children have a nation that is free, safe and full of opportunity. Barry believes that the best days for America are ahead of us, but only if we return to the basic values of hard work, honesty, individual liberty and respect for each other.
Barry’s father, a World War II veteran and a construction worker, impressed upon his children the idea you can change things if you stand up for what is right. “If there is something you don’t like,” his father said, “you have two choices…do something to change the situation, or just accept the status quo and go on with your life, but never just complain.” These words of wisdom inspired Barry to public service, and they’re what drives him to work to change the culture in Washington, DC.
Our vast freedom is due to generations of Americans who have answered the call to duty and served our nation in the Armed Forces.
As an Air Force Veteran, Barry understands the challenges our veterans face getting health care, jobs and basic benefits. That’s why he has fought to put the Veterans Administration on a path of reform. Since serving in Congress, Barry and other veterans serving in Congress have worked together to bring needed change to the Veterans Administration.
In the past year, Barry has helped to pass several legislative initiatives to provide better care to our veterans and improve the responsiveness of the Veterans Administration. The Veterans Affairs and Whistleblower Protection Act, which was signed into law by President Trump, reformed the VA by creating a streamlined process to remove, demote or suspend VA employees for misconduct or poor performance (including improper care of veterans). It also expanded the protection from retribution of whistleblowers, who are a critical factor in rooting out corruption and misconduct within the administration.
Barry has also supported legislation to allow the VA to provide adult day health care, increase disability payments for service connected disabilities and provide additional funding, provide for a Veterans ID card for all who have served, and increased funding to bring the VA health records system up to date.
While there is still much work to do for our nation’s veterans, Barry remains committed to ensuring our veterans receive the best care and the most prompt service possible.