Biography
A Representative from Minnesota. Born in Slayton, Murray County, Minn. , July 24, 1952. Attended the public schools. Attended the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1970-1974. Copublisher, Murray County newspaper. President, Weber Publishing Co. Press secretary to Representative Tom Hagedorn, 1974-1975. Senior aide to Senator Rudy Boschwitz, 1977-1980. Delegate, Minnesota State Republican conventions, 1972, 1978. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1993). Was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress. Is a resident of St. Cloud, Minn.