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[[Image:nathandeal.jpg|thumb|Nathan Deal currently serves the 10th Congressional district of Georgia]]

'''John Nathan Deal''', a [[Republican Party|Republican]], has represented the 9th District of [[:Category:Members of the U.S. Congress from Georgia|Georgia]]  in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] since 1993. The district takes up the entire border with Tennessee and part of the border with North Carolina, and extends into part of the Atlanta suburbs. ([http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/ga09_110.gif map])

==Record and controversies==
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===Iraq War===
Deal voted for the [[Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002]] that started the Iraq War.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll455.xml Roll call vote], Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.</ref>

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===Environmental record===
''For more information on environmental legislation, see the [[Portal:Energy and Environment Policy (U.S.)|Energy and Environment Policy Portal]]''

===Transparency===

===ARMPAC===
According to the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]], "Nathan Deal has taken $3,245 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC... Deal voted with Tom DeLay 93% of the time between Jan. 1 2004 and March 31 2005."[http://dccc.org/houseofscandal/members/NathanDealGA-10.html]

==Bio==
Deal was born August 25, 1942, in Millen, Georgia. He was educated at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and served in the United States Army.  He later worked as a lawyer, assistant district attorney, judge and member of the Georgia Senate from 1981-93, serving as president pro tem in his last term.

Deal served his first congressional term and the first four months of his second term as a [[United States Democratic Party|Democrat]].  However, he switched to the [[Republican Party|Republicans]] in April 1995 after stating he felt uncomfortable being the most conservative Democrat in the Georgia delegation.  He was reelected as a Republican in 1996 by a large margin even though his Democratic opponent, McCracken Poston, was endorsed by Deal's successor, popular eight-term Democrat Ed Jenkins. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4795077]

As an immigration reform advocate, Deal has introduced such reform legislation as H.R. 698, the [[Citizenship Reform Act]] which would eliminate birthright citizenship in the U.S.[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10609068/]

===2006 elections===
In 2006, the [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] nominated [[John Douglas Bradbury]] to face Deal in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See [[U.S. congressional elections in 2006]]) [http://opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?State=GA&year=2006] Deal retained his seat.

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==Committees and Affiliations==
===Committees===
[[House Committee on Energy and Commerce]]
**Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
**Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
**Subcommittee on Health - '''Ranking Member'''

====Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)====
[[House Committee on Energy and Commerce]]
**Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection 
**Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
**Subcommittee on Health - Chair

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==Contact==
'''DC Office:'''<br>
2133 Rayburn House Office Building<br>
Washington, DC  20515-1009<br>
Phone: 202-225-5211<br>
Fax: 202-225-8272<br>
[http://www.house.gov/deal/contact/default.shtml/ Web Email]<br>
[http://www.house.gov/deal/ Website]<br>

'''District Office- Dalton:'''<br>
415 East Walnut Avenue, Suite 108<br>
Dalton, GA  30721<br>
Phone: 706-226-5320<br>
Fax: 706-278-0840<br>

'''District Office- Gainesville:'''<br>
Wachovia Center, Suite 520<br>
Post Office Box 1015<br>
340 Jesse Jewell Parkway<br>
Gainesville, GA  30503<br>
Phone: 770-535-2592<br>
Fax: 770-535-2765<br>

'''District Office- LaFayette:'''<br>
108 West LaFayette Square, Suite 102<br>
LaFayette, GA  30728<br>
Phone: 706-638-7042<br>
Fax: 706-638-7049<br>

==Articles and resources==
*[http://www.house.gov/deal/ Official website]
*[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2519/is_9_21/ai_66530794 2000 "Campaigns and Elections" Profile]]
*[http://opensecrets.org/races/index.asp Open Secrets] - 2006 congressional races database

====Local blogs and discussion sites====

*''[http://georgiaunfiltered.blogspot.com/ Georgia Unfiltered'']

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