A Representative from Kansas. Born in Fowler, Meade County, Kans. , November 11, 1968. B. A. , College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N. M. , 1991. Ph. D. , American University, Washington, D. C. , 1995. Farmer. Legislative analyst. Member of Kansas state senate, 1996-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2017). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.