Biography
A Representative from Alabama. Born in Hammond, Lake County, Ind. , July 16, 1958. Graduated from Saks High School, Anniston, Ala. , 1976. B. A. , Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala. , 1981. M. P. A. , Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala. , 1984. J. D. , Birmingham School of Law, Birmingham, Ala. , 1991. Member of the Calhoun County, Ala. , commission, 1987-1990. Member of the Alabama state house of representatives, 1994-2002, minority leader, 1998-2000. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present). Chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).