Biography:
— Senator and a Representative from Tennessee.
— Born in Laurel, Jones County, Miss., June 6, 1952.
— Graduated from Northeast Jones High School, Laurel, Miss., 1970.
— B.S. Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., 1973.
— Business owner.
— Private advocate.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992.
— Member of the Tennessee state senate, 1998-2002.
— Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2019).
— Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2018.
— Reelected in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031.