Biography
A Representative from Texas; born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., March 23, 1948; graduated from Forest Park High School, Beaumont, Tex., 1966; B.S., Lamar University, Beaumont, Tex., 1973; D.D.S., University of Texas, Houston, Tex., 1976; United States Air Force, 1975-1979; Texas Army National Guard, 1969-1975; dentist; alderman, Woodville, Tex., 1981-1982, 1984-1989; Mayor of Woodville, Tex., 1982-1984; member, Texas Historical Commission, 1989-1995; member of the Woodville, Tex., school board, 1992-1995; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998; member, Lower Neches Valley Authority, 1999-2014; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
