PALMER, GARY JAMES, a Representative from Alabama; born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., May 14, 1954; graduated from Hackleburg High School, Hackleburg, Ala., 1972; attended Northwest Alabama Junior College, Phil Campbell, Ala., 1972-1974; B.S., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1977; cost engineer; professional advocate; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress (January 3, 2015-present).