Bob Good

Republican Representative of Virginia's 5th district

  • 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