Barry Loudermilk
Barry Loudermilk | |
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Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 11th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Phil Gingrey |
| Member of the Georgia State Senate | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – August 27, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Preston Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Thompson |
| Constituency | 52nd district (2011–2013) 14th district (2013) |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 14th district | |
| In office January 10, 2005 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Knox |
| Succeeded by | Christian A. Coomer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barry Dean Loudermilk December 22, 1963 Riverdale, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Desiree |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Air University (AS) Wayland Baptist University (BS) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1984–1992 |
| Rank | Communications Operations Specialist |
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). He stepped down from the Georgia Senate to run for Phil Gingrey's congressional seat in the 11th district; Gingrey ran for a U.S. Senate seat.
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 rates 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.
On February 4, 2026, Loudermilk announced he would not seek re-election in 2026.