A Representative from Utah. Born in Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, July 13, 1951. Graduated from Davis High School, Kaysville, Utah, 1969. B. A. , University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1974. Teacher. Professional advocate. Member of the Utah state house of representatives, 1979-1994, speaker, 1992-1994. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2021). Chair, Committee on Natural Resources (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for lieutenant governor of Utah.