A Representative from Washington. Born in Sunnyside, Yakima County, Wash. , July 10, 1955. Graduated from Sunnyside High School, Sunnyside, Wash. , 1973. B. S. , Washington State University, Pullman, Wash. , 1977. Farmer. Member of the Washington state house of representatives, 2003-2009. Director of the Washington state department of agriculture, 2009-2013. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).