Career
John Forgety was born on March 28, 1946 in Knoxville. He was a school administrator for forty years and served in the Tennessee Army National Guard for twenty years along with deploying to Iraq in 2004 to 2005. In 2011, he was elected as a Republican Congressman for the 23rd district, a seat formerly represented by now-Senator Mike Bell.
Regarding education, he has said he is critical of student evaluations.
He is the President of the Athens chapter of the Kiwanis. He is a Baptist.