22 Facts About Rob Woodall

William Robert Woodall III is an American attorney and politician who was the US representative for from 2011 to 2021.

Rob Woodall announced in February 2019 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress.

Rob Woodall attended both public and private grade schools, graduating from Marist School in 1988.

Rob Woodall left law school after the summer of 1994 to work for his hometown US Representative, John Linder, where he began working as a legislative correspondent and eventually served as Linder's chief of staff in 2000.

Rob Woodall received his JD degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1998.

Rob Woodall faced Democrat Doug Heckman in the 2010 General Election.

On November 2,2010, Rob Woodall defeated Heckman to win the general election.

The top donors to Rob Woodall's campaign were the Credit Union National Association, the Southern Company, the American Dental Association, and the Vision for Tomorrow Fund.

Rob Woodall addressed the US House on October 26,2011, calling for reduced regulations on businesses.

Rob Woodall was supported by the Great America Committee, a political action committee registered by Vice President Mike Pence.

The race proved to be unexpectedly competitive, and Rob Woodall defeated Bourdeaux by only 433 votes after a recount.

Rob Woodall took office as part of the 112th United States Congress in January 2011.

In July 2014, Rob Woodall was elected chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a group of conservative Republican lawmakers, succeeding Steve Scalise.

Rob Woodall was replaced as chairman in November 2014 by Bill Flores.

Rob Woodall had a 66 percent rating from conservative policy advocacy organization Heritage Action for his voting record.

Rob Woodall had a "B" rating from marijuana legalization advocacy organization the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws for his voting history regarding cannabis-related causes.

Rob Woodall voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Rob Woodall opposed the Affordable Care Act, voting to repeal it.

In October 2011, Rob Woodall voted for legislation to restrict how private insurance companies listed on a public insurance exchange may offer abortion coverage.

Rob Woodall was one of only six Republicans who opposed legislation that would require all states to honor the concealed weapons permits of other states, arguing that the bill was unnecessary because the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution already gives Americans the right to bear arms.

In 2013, Rob Woodall voted against Representative Justin Amash's amendment to HR 2397 which would have ended the National Security Agency's ability to collect and store data on the phone calls of American's without a warrant.

Rob Woodall stated in June 2019 that he had not read the Mueller report about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.