Anderson Drew Ferguson
Republican Representative of Georgia's 3rd district
Representative
Georgia, district 3
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Georgia, district 3
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Georgia, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Georgia, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
4
Congresses Served
4
House Terms
November 15, 1966 (58 years old)
Birthday
- Former dentist with a family dental practice
- Served as an alderman and then as mayor of West Point, Georgia, from 2008 to 2016
- Elected as the U.S. representative for Georgia’s 3rd congressional district in 2016
- Has been re-elected multiple times, serving in the House of Representatives since January 3, 2017
- Appointed chief deputy whip for the House Republican Conference in November 2018
- Voted against establishing a national commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack
- Committee assignments include the Committee on the Budget, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security (Chairman), Subcommittee on Tax, and the Joint Economic Committee
- Member of the U.S.-Japan Caucus and the Republican Study Committee
- Advocates for securing borders, defeating the Islamic State, strengthening the military, implementing a flat tax, repealing Obamacare, and supporting congressional term limits
- Supported the lawsuit seeking to overturn the 2020 election results
- Sponsored legislation aimed at restricting abortion and defunding Planned Parenthood
- Voted against the Equality Act, which sought to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity
- Supported providing aid to Israel following a 2023 attack by Hamas
- Controversy arose in 2019 over a biography of Robert E. Lee displayed in his office, which was removed following complaints
- Married to Julie Ferguson, with whom he has six children