A Representative from Missouri. Born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo. , August 11, 1955. Attended University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. , 1973-1976. Graduated from the Missouri Auction School, 1979. Certified Auctioneers Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. , 1983. Owner auctioneer business, 1979-2011. Radio personality. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 2025.