Biography
A Representative from Texas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., April 11, 1955; graduated from Rapid City Central High School, Rapid City, S.Dak., 1973; B.A., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.Dak., 1990; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1990-1996; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2023); chair, Joint Economic Committee (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress); chair, Committee on Ways and Means (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses); chair, Joint Committee on Taxation (One Hundred Fifteenth Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress