Congressman Jim Marshall, serving his
second term in Congress, represents Georgia’s 3rd
Congressional District, a mostly rural district covering 31 counties
in Middle Georgia.
The son and grandson of army generals and a member of the U.S. Army
Ranger Hall of Fame, Jim spent his formative years moving from one
army post to another. After graduating from high school in 1966 in
Mobile, Alabama, Jim attended Princeton University. Compelled by a
sense of duty and fairness, Jim left Princeton in 1968 to enlist in
the Army and volunteer for infantry combat in Vietnam, where he
served as an Airborne-Ranger reconnaissance platoon sergeant, and
was wounded and decorated "for heroism in ground combat." He
received numerous military awards, including two Bronze Stars and
the Purple Heart.
Jim returned to Princeton after his Vietnam tour, graduating in
1972. He attended law school at Boston University, where he met his
wife, Camille. After graduating from law school in 1977, Jim and
Camille moved to Macon, Georgia where they continue to live. During
and after his education, Jim worked jobs as a short order cook,
laundry sorter, restaurant manager, welder, mechanic, wilderness
instructor, hunting guide, high school teacher and logger.
Jim joined the Mercer University Law School faculty in 1979 and
became involved in numerous civic and community organizations during
the 1980’s and early 90’s. He has expertise in banking, commercial,
housing and business law. As Mayor of Macon from 1995 to1999, Jim
received high marks for fiscal management, addressing substandard
housing and improving race relations. The Macon Telegraph
editorial board said “No predecessor in office ever outworked Jim
Marshall, nor has any set a higher standard for honesty, integrity
and sheer intellect.”
Jim serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Agriculture
Committee. He is a member of the steering committee of the Rural
Health Care Coalition.
During his first term in Congress, Jim
was honored by numerous veterans organizations for his campaign to
end the Disabled Veterans Tax. He is widely recognized as an expert
on military matters, having visited our troops in Iraq and
Afghanistan five times, including a Christmas trip in 2003 and a 4th
of July trip in 2005. Jim is well-accepted in Pentagon circles and
is a frequent writer, lecturer and national television commentator
on military matters. He recently authored a forward for the newest
edition of The Army as a Profession and has been extremely
pro-active in his efforts to protect and enlarge the missions of
Georgia’s military bases, particularly Warner Robins Air Logistics
Center.
As a member of the House Committee on Agriculture, Jim was
instrumental in finally passing a tobacco quota buyout. Also during
his first term, Jim persuaded the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services to change its prior interpretation of a 1987 law,
effectively ensuring that dozens of rural hospitals in Georgia will
remain economically viable.
Jim works hard to reflect the values and advance the interests of
Middle Georgia and our Nation. He works well with both Democrats and
Republicans. According to the National Journal, the most respected
non-partisan political publication, Jim’s voting record makes him
one of the few centrists in Congress.
Jim is an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He also remains active in
many sports. He and Camille are members of Saint Joseph’s Catholic
Church and have two children, Mary and Robert, who attend Central
High School in Macon.
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