Biography:
— Representative from Texas.
— Born in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Tex., March 23, 1948.
— Graduated from Forest Park High School, Beaumont, Tex., 1966.
— B.S., Lamar University, Beaumont, Tex., 1973.
— D.D.S., University of Texas, Houston, Tex., 1976.
— United States Air Force, 1975-1979.
— Texas Army National Guard, 1969-1975.
— Dentist.
— Alderman, Woodville, Tex., 1981-1982, 1984-1989.
— Mayor of Woodville, Tex., 1982-1984.
— Member, Texas Historical Commission, 1989-1995.
— Member of the Woodville, Tex., school board, 1992-1995.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Sixth Congress in 1998.
— Member, Lower Neches Valley Authority, 1999-2014.
— Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).
— Chair, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).