Biography:
— Senator and a Representative from Idaho.
— Born in Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho, May 20, 1951.
— Graduated Idaho Falls High School 1969.
— B.A., Brigham Young University 1973.
— J.D., Harvard University School of Law 1977.
— Admitted to the bar in 1977.
— Law clerk to Judge James M. Carter, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 1977-1978.
— Practiced law in San Diego 1978-1979, and in Idaho Falls 1979-1992.
— Vice chair, Bonneville County Republican Committee 1979-1981.
— Vice chair, Legislative District 29 Republican Committee 1982-1984.
— Idaho State senator 1985-1992.
— Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1999).
— Was not a candidate for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate in 1998.
— Reelected in 2004, 2010, 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029.
— Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Fifteenth and One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses), Committee on Finance (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).