A Representative from Texas. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. , March 20, 1953. Graduated from Tascosa High School, Amarillo, Tex. , 1971. B. S. , United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. , 1975. M. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1981. Attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College, Leavenworth, Kans. United States Army, 1975-1999, 2002-2003. Defense contractor. County judge, Collin County, Tex. , 2007-2018. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2023-present).