Biography
A Representative from Texas. Born in Borger, Hutchinson County, Tex. , June 11, 1948. Graduated from Odessa Permian High School, Odessa, Tex. , 1966. B. B. A. , Texas A&. M University-Commerce, Commerce, Tex. , 1970. United States Army, 1970-1972. Certified public accountant. Bank executive. Member of the Midland, Tex. , school board, 1985-1988. Unsuccessful candidate for special election to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2003. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-January 3, 2021). Chair, Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Thirteenth Congress). Chair, Committee on Agriculture (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundredth Fifteenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.