Biography
A Representative from Colorado. Born in Ossining, Westchester County, N. Y. , February 16, 1959. Graduated from Ossining High School, Ossining, N. Y. , 1977. A. B. , Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. , 1981. J. D. , University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo. , 1985. Business executive. Staff, United States House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 1986-1987. Attorney, United States Department of Justice, 1987-1990. Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, District of Colorado, 1990-2002. Weld County, Colo. , district attorney, 2005-2014. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses, and served until his resignation on March 22, 2024 (January 3, 2015-March 22, 2024).