A Representative from California. Born in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California, on July 29, 1967. Attended Atascadero High School, Atascadero, Calif. Graduated from Morro Bay High School, Morro Bay, Calif. , 1985. A. A. ,Victor Valley Junior College, Victorville, Calif. , 1989. B. A. , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. , 1992. United States Air Force, 1984-1988. United States Air Force Reserve, 1988-2000. Business owner. Member of the California state senate, 2002-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2019). Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.