Tom Price

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Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (born October 8, 1954) is an American doctor and politician. He is the 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services serving from February 10, 2017 to September 29, 2017. Price was U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district, serving from 2005 through 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee and the Republican Policy Committee.^[1]

Tom Price
23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office February 10, 2017 – September 29, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Sylvia Mathews Burwell
Succeeded by	Alex Azar
Chair of the United States House Committee on the Budget
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Paul Ryan
Succeeded by	Diane Black
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district
In office January 3, 2005 – February 10, 2017
Preceded by	Johnny Isakson
Succeeded by	Karen Handel
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 56th district
In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	Sallie Newbill
Succeeded by	Dan Moody
Personal details
Born	Thomas Edmunds Price (1954-10-08) October 8, 1954 (age 71) Lansing, Michigan, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Betty Clark
Children	1
Education	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA, MD)

Early life

Price was born in Lansing, Michigan. He was raised in Dearborn, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980s.

United States representative (2005–2017)

Price served as a United States representative from 2005 through 2017. Price's district served the northern suburbs of Atlanta.^[2] Price served as chairman of the House Budget Committee.^[3]

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (2017)

On November 29, 2016, it was announced that Price would be nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services by President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office.^[4] On February 1, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved his nomination by a vote of 11-0 with all Democrats boycotting the vote, sending the nomination to the Senate floor.^[5] On February 10, the Senate confirmed Price in an 52‒47 vote. In March 2017, Price endorsed the American Health Care Act, a bill proposed by House Republicans that would repeal the individual mandate and make several other major changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.^[6]

Personal life

Price is married to Betty Price with whom they have one son. Price is a Presbyterian.^{[7][better source needed]}