Biography
Representative from Missouri; born in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., May 7, 1952; B.A., Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., 1974; business owner; banker; rancher; member of the St. Elizabeth, Mo., board of trustees, 1978-1987; member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1999-2005; director, tourism commission of Missouri, 2006-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress