Biography
Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Howard, Centre County, Pa., July 27, 1959; B.S., Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 1981; M.Ed., Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1988; rehabilitation therapist manager; member of the Bald Eagle, Pa., school board, 1990-1995; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Pennsylvania state house of representatives in 1998 and 2000; chair, Centre County Pa., Republican Party, 2002-2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present); chair, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress