Biography
A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky. , November 12, 1952. Graduated from LaFayette High School, Lexington, Ky. , 1970. B. S. , University of Kentucky College of Engineering, Lexington, Ky. , 1974. M. D. , University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky. , 1984. United States Air Force, 1974-1979. Member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, 1994-1996. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses and served until his resignation on December 8, 2003 (January 3, 1999-December 8, 2003). Governor of Kentucky, 2003-2007.