Lynn Westmoreland is a former builder who serves on the House Small Business Committee. Before coming to Congress, Westmoreland served 12 years in the Georgia House where he was the Republican leader for three years. On the Small Business Committee he is the senior Republican of the Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care, and Trade. He has been married for 39 years and has three children and six grandchildren. Official Biography

Birthday: April 2, 1950
Committees: Oversight & Government Reform; Small Business; Transportation & Infrastructure
The Issues: Find out where Rep. Westmoreland stands on the issues.
Other: Builder, Baptist, married
Quote: “President Obama’s tax-and-spend plan declares that the era of big government is back in force and it will assure that the federal government’s financial health will continue to decline.”