Republican · Georgia's 7th District · 2026
Rich McCormick
McCormick was raised by a single mother and worked his way through school before becoming a Marine helicopter pilot.
Biography
Rich McCormick was a paperboy in middle school, long before he became an emergency physician and a member of Congress.1 Raised by a single mother, he worked his way through college at Oregon State University and later joined the Marine Corps, where he became a helicopter pilot.1
His military career included deployments to Africa, the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, and service in both the Marines and Navy.1 He earned an MBA at National University and a medical degree at Morehouse School of Medicine, where he was student body president.1 After an emergency medicine residency through Emory with training at Grady Hospital, he practiced at Northside Hospital.1
McCormick entered Congress in January 2023.2 In Congress, McCormick serves on Armed Services, Oversight, and Science, Space and Technology.1 In 2025, he introduced the Economic Espionage Prevention Act, proposing sanctions targeting foreign adversary entities involved in industrial espionage, military support or export control violations.3
McCormick faces Democrat Tony Kozycki in Georgia's 7th District.4 His campaign emphasizes lower taxes, reduced federal spending, expanded American energy production and stronger border enforcement.5 On healthcare, he favors greater price transparency and less bureaucracy between patients and medical professionals, making costs and access part of his case for another term.5
Record and controversies
Overlapping voter registrations
FOX 5 reported in May 2020 that Georgia's secretary of state would examine McCormick's voting history after finding overlapping Georgia and Florida registrations.6 The report described votes in different states in different elections, not proof of voting twice in one election, and explained that military personnel can legally maintain residency away from where they are stationed.6 His campaign said Georgia officials should have removed the Florida registration; the secretary of state's office disagreed about responsibility for removal.6 No final outcome of the secretary of state's review could be found, and the 2020 report is neither a finding of illegal voting nor evidence of an open 2026 investigation.
In 2023, Marjorie Taylor Greene accused McCormick of touching her aggressively during a House floor interaction following their competing Tlaib censure efforts.7 McCormick acknowledged touching her shoulders, said he intended a friendly gesture and said he immediately apologized when she objected.7 This reporting describes an allegation and his response, without establishing an assault finding.7