Ronald 'Bo' Ginn

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Ronald 'Bo' Ginn (May 31, 1934-January 2, 2005) represented Georgia's 1st Congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1973-1983. Ginn was a Democrat and prior to his election to the House served as administrative assistant to Senator Herman Talmadge and Congressman G. Elliot Hagan. During his time in office, Ginn was considered one of South Georgia's most influential legislators, and credited with helping to bring several Navy bases to the area, as well as to protect Fort Stewart when its future seemed shaky. Ginn gave up his seat to run for governor in 1982, but lost in the primary to Joe Frank Harris. His political career over, he founded the Ginn & Eddington lobbying firm in Washington, D.C. and later moved to Augusta, Georgia to be closer to his children.

In 1993 he filed for bankruptcy and soon after was investigated for financial discrepancies. After pleading guilty to bank fraud and receiving a federal prison sentence, in 1995 extra time was added to his sentence due to the United States Court of Appeals believing the first ruling was too lenient. Ironically, in his '82 bid for governor he had run ads showing himself in a jail cell, touting his "tough on crime" reputation. He would eventually serve a total of 21 months in prison.

Ginn's wife Gloria died in 1998; Ginn was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003 and succumbed to the disease on January 2, 2005. He left behind 3 children - Julie Moretz, Ronald Bryan Ginn Jr. and Kacy Jones, and seven grandchildren.

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Preceded by:
G. Elliott Hagan (D)

U.S. House of Representatives
Georgia 1st district
1973-1983

Succeeded by:
Thomas Lindsay (D)

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