Biography
Representative from Missouri; born in Harrisonville, Cass County, Mo., October 13, 1960; graduated from Archie High School, Archie, Mo., 1979; B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1983; M.S., University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Mo., 1992; teacher; farmer; business owner; member of the Missouri state house of representatives, 1995-2001; chairperson, Missouri Women's Council, 2005; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2023); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress