Biography:
— Senator and a Representative from Arkansas.
— Born in Shreveport, La., December 10, 1950.
— Graduated from Northside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.
— Attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 1969-1972.
— Graduated Southern College of Optometry, 1977.
— Optometrist.
— Business owner.
— Rancher.
— Member of the Rogers, Ark., school board.
— Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Asa Hutchinson.
— Reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 20, 2001-January 3, 2011).
— Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010.
— Reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
— Chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).