David Phil Roe (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Tennessee (1)
- Birth Date: July 21, 1945
- Web site: http://www.roe4congress.com
- E-mail address: dprapsu@aol.com
Education
- Austin-Peay State University, B.S.
- University of Tennessee, M.D.
David Phil Roe was born in Clarksville, where he now resides. He received a bachelor's degree from Austin Peay State University in 1967 and a medical degree from the University of Tennessee in 1973. He ended a two-year stint in military as a major in the Army Medical Corps in 1974.
Roe was a practicing physician for 34 years before becoming Tennessee's first primary challenger to upset a sitting congressman since 1966. He beat incumbent Rep. David Davis by fewer than 500 votes.
Roe and his wife, Pam, have 3 children.
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