Jody Brownlow Hice is a Republican politician born in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 22, 1960, and raised in Tucker, Georgia. He represented Georgia's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. A founding member and leader of the House Freedom Caucus, he served as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on National Security on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Currently, he is a Senior Fellow at the Family Research Council and was appointed to the Board of the Office of Congressional Conduct on June 11, 2025. Hice hosted The Jody Hice Show, a conservative talk radio program, for 11 years. He has been married to his wife, Dee Dee, since 1983, and they have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree from Asbury College ; Master’s of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary.
• Political Experience: Served as U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 10th District , with roles on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and House Committee on Natural Resources; prior pastoral service in Texas and Georgia for nearly 25 years.