Biography
A Representative from North Carolina. Born in Concord, Cabarrus County, N. C. , August 14, 1945. Graduated from Concord High School, Concord, N. C. , 1963. B. A. , Duke University, Durham, N. C. , 1967. Member of Concord, N. C. , board of aldermen, 1978. Member of the North Carolina state house of representatives, 1992-1996. Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for governor of North Carolina in 1996. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth and to the four succeeding Congress (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2009). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Convicted on August 19, 2020, of making false statements to United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Full pardon granted by President Donald J. Trump on January 13, 2021.