Jim Marshall (Georgia Politician)
James Creel "Jim" Marshall (born March 31, 1948) is the president of the United States Institute for Peace and a former U.S. Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district, serving from 2003 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd District from 2003 to 2007, is based in Macon and includes much of rural Central Georgia.
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