Rep. Lindsey Announces Run for 11th Congressional District Seat

Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta), who represents Buckhead's 54th district, announced Thursday that he is seeking Republican nomination for the 11^th Congressional District of Georgia, the seat which will soon be vacated by U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey.

In an email, Lindsey stated:  

"The 11th District is a wonderful and diverse district where over 700,000 of us have chosen to live, work, play, worship, and strive for better opportunities for our families. It stretches from Cartersville in Bartow County, through Cherokee County, to West Cobb County including Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta, Smyrna, and Vinings, and finishes in Buckhead and the new city of Sandy Springs.  In many ways, the 11th District is a microcosm of our state’s rich historical past and the hope for our future."

Lindsey has served in the Georgia legislature since 2004 and is now the House Majority Whip, the fourth ranking leadership position in the House.

He is a founding partner of Goodman McGuffey Lindsey & Johnson, LLP, a 35-lawyer litigation firm with offices throughout the South. He and his wife Elizabeth live in the Historic Brookhaven neighborhood and have three sons, Harman, Charlie, and Zack.