Honorable Charlie Norwood
United States Representative, Georgia, Republican
Charles Norwood served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2003 to 2017, representing the Ninth District of Georgia from 2003 to 2006 and the Tenth District from January to February 2007. He was previously a dentist and business owner. The following is from the July 13, 2006, House floor debate on H.R. 9, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. When the original Voting Rights Act passed this House, it was to correct voting discrimination evident in the 1964 Presidential election. The legal protections and enforcement scheme…
