A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. , May 25, 1943. Graduated from Madisonville High School, Madisonville, Ky. , 1961. B. S. , University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. , 1965. Attended Wesley Theological Seminary and American University, Washington, D. C. J. D. , University of Kentucky School of Law, Lexington, Ky. , 1969. United States Army Reserve, 1967-1973. Lawyer, private practice. Business executive. Business owner. Attorney adviser to Chairman Edward J. Philbin of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1991-1993. Member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, 1973-1975. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the ten succeeding Congresses until his resignation on September 6, 2016 (January 3, 1995-September 6, 2016).