Biography
Representative from California; born in Oroville, Butte County, Calif., July 2, 1960; attended Las Plumas High School, Oroville, Calif.; graduated from Briggs High School, Briggs, Calif., 1978; A.A., Butte College, Oroville, Calif., 1980; B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif., 1982; rice farmer; member of the California state assembly, 2002-2008; member of the California state senate, 2010-2012; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress