A Representative from Florida. Born in Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois, on May 26, 1951. B. A. , Saint Leo College, Saint Leo, Fla. , 1990. M. P. A. , Troy State University, Troy, Ala. , 1995. Illinois Air National Guard, 1969-1975. Deputy sheriff, Hernando County, Fla. Sheriff of Hernando County, Fla. , 2000-2010. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.