A Representative from California. Born in Tulare County, Calif. , October 1, 1973. Graduated from Tulare Union High School, Tulare, Calif. , 1992. A. A. , College of the Sequoias, Visalia, Calif. B. S. , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. , 1995. M. S. , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. , 1996. Farmer. Businessman. Director, United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development, 2001. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the nine succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 1, 2022 (January 3, 2003-January 1, 2022). Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses). Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald J. Trump, 2021.