Bob Irvin

Bob Irvin (born 1948) was an early leader of the modern Republican Party in Georgia in the United States. He was a member of the Long Range Planning Committee in the 1970s, along with Mack Mattingly, Paul Coverdell, Newt Gingrich, and John Linder. He served 15 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, in the 1970s and again in the 1990s.[1] He was the House Republican Leader 1994-2000, known for passing welfare reform and tax cuts.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2002, losing to Saxby Chambliss.[3] He attracted attention in early 2005 by publicly calling for Ralph Reed to withdraw from the race for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.[4]

Biography

Irvin grew up in Roswell, GA. He was valedictorian at Lovett School in 1966, and Phi Beta Kappa at William & Mary, where he was editor of the newspaper. He graduated from Emory Law School on a full scholarship and earned an MBA at Harvard Business School. He was a partner at McKinsey & Co. and at Bridge Strategy Group. [5]


He has been interviewed on video 3 times by the University of Georgia and once by West Georgia on the growth of the Republican party in Georgia (videos available on the internet). Irvin was a founding member of the Roswell Historical Society, and has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Atlanta Historical Society, Georgia Common Cause, and the Atlanta Chamber Players.

References
  1. "georgia.gov - Governor Perdue Announces Executive Appointments". Georgia.gov. August 19, 2005. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  2. "Unhappy Republicans make changes". Rome News-Tribune. AP. November 14, 2000. p. 2.
  3. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/pre-election/state_candidates/GA.html?SITE=TXAUSELN&SECTION=POLITICS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
  4. Dick Pettys (June 19, 2005). "Reed makes his first run for office". Spartanburg Herald-Tribune. p. 6.
  5. "Bob Irvin". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 January 2021.


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