Bios: GOP candidates for 2nd Congressional District

12:00am on Jul 8, 2010; Modified: 7:08am on Jul 8, 2010

Rick Allen

Age: 59

Occupation: Small-business owner

Hometown: Columbus

Political experience: Tea party grass-roots activist

Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, University of Georgia

Party affiliation: Republican

Web site: www.rickallenforcongress.com

Lee Ferrell

Age: 58

Occupation: Air Force veteran

Hometown: Albany

Political experience: Tea party grass-roots activist

Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in art, Valdosta State College, graduate coursework at the University of North Dakota

Party affiliation: Republican

Web site: www.leerferrell.com/index.html

Mike Keown

Age: 56

Occupation: State representative and Baptist minister

Hometown: Coolidge

Political experience: State representative, former mayor and former school board member

Educational background: Bachelor’s degree from Shorter College in Rome, master’s from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and a doctorate from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Party affiliation: Republican

Web site: www.mikekeown.com/

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