Biography
A Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. , June 1, 1960. Graduated from Abbot Pennings High School, De Pere, Wis. , 1978. B. A. , University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wis. , 1983. J. D. , University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wis. , 1987. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Wisconsin state assembly, 1992-1998. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2007). Not a candidate for reelection, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Wisconsin in 2006.