| Jim Marshall  AKA James Creel Marshall
Born: 31-Mar-1948
Birthplace: Ithaca, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congressman from Georgia, 2003-11 Military service: US Army (1968-70, Airborne Ranger in Vietnam) Attorney and former Mayor of Macon elected to US Congress in 2002, succeeding Lynn Westmoreland. Centrist "Blue Dog" Democrat; generally anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-gun rights, pro-PATRIOT Act. Supported 2006 Secure Fence Act, 2008 Wall Street bailout, 2009 economic stimulus, 2010 health care reform; opposed 2004 restriction to bankruptcy rules, 2005 Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), 2008 GM/Chrysler bailout. Defeated in 2010 election and succeeded in Congress by Austin Scott. Wife: Camille Hope
Daughter: Mary
Son: Robert
Father: (U.S. Army general)
High School: (Mobile, AL, 1966)
University: BA, Princeton University (1972)
Law School: JD, Boston University (1977)
Lecturer: Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (1979-95)
Professor: Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University (1999-2002)
US Congressman, Georgia 8th (2007-11)
US Congressman, Georgia 3rd (2003-07)
Mayor of Macon, GA (1995-99)
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Board of Directors (-2008)
State Bar of Georgia
Bronze Star (twice)
Purple Heart
Draft Deferment: Vietnam (enlisted anyway)
Prostate Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD (15-Oct-2003)
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer
Official Website:
http://jimmarshall.house.gov/
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