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Barry Loudermilk
Barry Dean Loudermilk (/ˈlaʊdərˌmɪlk/ LOW-dər-MILK; born December 22, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the United States House representative from Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2015. Prior to this, Loudermilk served in the Georgia House of Representatives (2005–2010) and the Georgia Senate (2011–2013). Loudermilk stepped down from the Georgia Senate to run for Phil Gingrey's congressional seat in the 11th district.
Loudermilk won the Republican nomination for the House seat in a 2014 runoff against Bob Barr. In that race, The Almanac of American Politics stated Loudermilk took a "sharp anti-establishment turn." After a couple years of being in the U.S. House of Representatives, Loudermilk dropped his membership in the "anti-leadership" Freedom Caucus and became increasingly involved in the "more leadership oriented Republican Study Committee."
Georgia's 11th congressional district is located northwest of Atlanta and is Republican-favoring. The 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index rated the district as favoring Republicans by 12 points. The Almanac has stated that a Democrat with a strong base in populous Cobb County could result in a competitive race. From 2014 to present, Loudermilk has been re-elected to successive biennial terms. In early 2026, Loudermilk announced he would not seek re-election in later that year.
Loudermilk enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1984, where he worked as a communications operations specialist. While in the Air Force, he attended the Community College of the Air Force at Air University to earn his Associate of Applied Science in telecommunications technology in 1987 before going on to earn his Bachelor of Science in occupational education and information systems technology from Wayland Baptist University in 1992. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1992. After his military service he founded a company called Innovative Network Systems, Inc.
Loudermilk was elected chairman of the Bartow County Republican party in 2001, serving until 2004. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives for District 14 from 2005 until 2010 and was a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2011 to 2013. As a representative, in 2007 he argued for the abolition of red-light cameras because the cameras do not conduct an "investigation", as officers do, to see who was driving the vehicle. Instead, cameras cite the vehicle, and it is up to an individual to prove their innocence. As a senator, Loudermilk supported a ban on undocumented students from attending the top 5 public state universities, and he argued to expand the ban to include all state colleges. Loudermilk resigned from the state senate in August 2013 to focus on a US congressional bid. The bid was for the house seat of Phil Gingrey, who ran for a U.S. Senate seat.
In the 2014 Republican primary for Georgia's 11th district, Loudermilk took a "sharp anti establishment turn" and argued that Bob Barr's experience in Washington was a drawback. Loudermilk was described as being the favorite of local tea party groups and having the support of Washington-based figures with a history of endorsing anti-establishment conservative politicians. Barr's surrogates argued that Loudermilk consistently embellished his military record.
Greg Bluestein, writing in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said that in the Air Force, Loudermilk rose "to the rank of staff sergeant, the candidate has told us. While in campaign speeches he speaks of his experience as an 'aviator,' Loudermilk says his flying experience has been as a civilian. He obtained a pilot’s license in 2008. And that picture of Loudermilk in an Air Force jumpsuit in a small plane? He was a spotter for search-and-rescue missions." In response to press requests and Barr's surrogates, Loudermilk released a military resume and his discharge paperwork.
In the primary, Loudermilk topped Barr and won easily against him in the runoff. Loudermilk ran unopposed in the November election. Once in office that November, he cast a "principled vote" (one of only three) against John Boehner as Speaker of the House, which he thought likely cost him a desired committee assignment. The Almanac of American Politics wrote that "after this initial dustup, Loudermilk moved closer to Republican leaders, despite criticism from right-wing talk radio hosts. In 2017, he dropped his membership in the anti leadership Freedom Caucus, citing a lack of time, while increasing his activity with the more leadership oriented Republican Study Committee."
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Barry Loudermilk
Barry Dean Loudermilk (/ˈlaʊdərˌmɪlk/ LOW-dər-MILK; born December 22, 1963) is an American politician from the state of Georgia who has been the United States House representative from Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2015. Prior to this, Loudermilk served in the Georgia House of Representatives (2005–2010) and the Georgia Senate (2011–2013). Loudermilk stepped down from the Georgia Senate to run for Phil Gingrey's congressional seat in the 11th district.
Loudermilk won the Republican nomination for the House seat in a 2014 runoff against Bob Barr. In that race, The Almanac of American Politics stated Loudermilk took a "sharp anti-establishment turn." After a couple years of being in the U.S. House of Representatives, Loudermilk dropped his membership in the "anti-leadership" Freedom Caucus and became increasingly involved in the "more leadership oriented Republican Study Committee."
Georgia's 11th congressional district is located northwest of Atlanta and is Republican-favoring. The 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index rated the district as favoring Republicans by 12 points. The Almanac has stated that a Democrat with a strong base in populous Cobb County could result in a competitive race. From 2014 to present, Loudermilk has been re-elected to successive biennial terms. In early 2026, Loudermilk announced he would not seek re-election in later that year.
Loudermilk enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1984, where he worked as a communications operations specialist. While in the Air Force, he attended the Community College of the Air Force at Air University to earn his Associate of Applied Science in telecommunications technology in 1987 before going on to earn his Bachelor of Science in occupational education and information systems technology from Wayland Baptist University in 1992. He was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 1992. After his military service he founded a company called Innovative Network Systems, Inc.
Loudermilk was elected chairman of the Bartow County Republican party in 2001, serving until 2004. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives for District 14 from 2005 until 2010 and was a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2011 to 2013. As a representative, in 2007 he argued for the abolition of red-light cameras because the cameras do not conduct an "investigation", as officers do, to see who was driving the vehicle. Instead, cameras cite the vehicle, and it is up to an individual to prove their innocence. As a senator, Loudermilk supported a ban on undocumented students from attending the top 5 public state universities, and he argued to expand the ban to include all state colleges. Loudermilk resigned from the state senate in August 2013 to focus on a US congressional bid. The bid was for the house seat of Phil Gingrey, who ran for a U.S. Senate seat.
In the 2014 Republican primary for Georgia's 11th district, Loudermilk took a "sharp anti establishment turn" and argued that Bob Barr's experience in Washington was a drawback. Loudermilk was described as being the favorite of local tea party groups and having the support of Washington-based figures with a history of endorsing anti-establishment conservative politicians. Barr's surrogates argued that Loudermilk consistently embellished his military record.
Greg Bluestein, writing in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said that in the Air Force, Loudermilk rose "to the rank of staff sergeant, the candidate has told us. While in campaign speeches he speaks of his experience as an 'aviator,' Loudermilk says his flying experience has been as a civilian. He obtained a pilot’s license in 2008. And that picture of Loudermilk in an Air Force jumpsuit in a small plane? He was a spotter for search-and-rescue missions." In response to press requests and Barr's surrogates, Loudermilk released a military resume and his discharge paperwork.
In the primary, Loudermilk topped Barr and won easily against him in the runoff. Loudermilk ran unopposed in the November election. Once in office that November, he cast a "principled vote" (one of only three) against John Boehner as Speaker of the House, which he thought likely cost him a desired committee assignment. The Almanac of American Politics wrote that "after this initial dustup, Loudermilk moved closer to Republican leaders, despite criticism from right-wing talk radio hosts. In 2017, he dropped his membership in the anti leadership Freedom Caucus, citing a lack of time, while increasing his activity with the more leadership oriented Republican Study Committee."
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