Biography
A Representative from Colorado. Born in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colo. , May 9, 1953. Graduated from Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs, Colo. , 1971. Attended Mesa College, Grand Junction, Colo. B. A. , Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colo. , 1975. J. D. , St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Tex. , 1980. Police officer, Glenwood Springs, Colo. Hospital director. Lawyer, private practice. Member of the Colorado state house of representatives, 1983-1993. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2005). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Colorado in 2010.