Bob Good
Republican Representative of Virginia's 5th district
Representative
Virginia, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Virginia, district 5
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
September 11, 1965 (59 years old)
Birthday
- Former member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors
- Worked for Citi Financial for 17 years and was an associate athletic director for development at Liberty University
- Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, defeating the incumbent in the Republican primary
- Chair of the Freedom Caucus, advocating for conservative policies and the removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House
- Criticized for his stance on COVID-19, calling the pandemic “phony” and opposing mask mandates
- Voted against certifying the 2020 Presidential election results
- Opposed legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol and Metropolitan Police for their roles during the January 6 Capitol storming
- Voted to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq
- Opposed the bipartisan ALLIES Act and the National Defense Authorization Act for including women in the draft
- Encouraged defiance against school mask mandates and wrote to the Virginia Governor-elect to halt federal mask mandates
- Supported efforts to impeach President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
- Voted with President Biden’s position 2.7% of the time according to FiveThirtyEight
- Sponsored legislation to reform the H-1B visa program and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program
- Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Describes himself as a born-again Christian and a “biblical conservative”
- Married with three children, residing southwest of Lynchburg