Government/Political History
-United States House of Representative, 9th District-Ga., 1992 – present
-Georgia State Senate, 1980-1992, President Pro-Tempore
-Juvenile Court Judge, Hall County, 1971
-Assistant District Attorney, Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia, 1970-71

Private Sector History
-Attorney, 1965 – 1992

Education
-BA, Mercer University, 1964, cum laude
-JD, Mercer School of Law, 1966, cum laude

Military
-Captain, United States Army, 1966-68

Family
-Married to Sandra Dunagan Deal
-Children - Jason, Mary Emily, Carrie, Katie
-Grandchildren -- Fallin, Rose Emily, Noah, Dawson, Cordelia, Ethan

Community
-Member of First Baptist Church, Gainesville, Ga.
-Gainesville Rotary Club, past, present, and lifetime member