A Representative from Michigan. Born in Livingston County, Mich. , June 2, 1963. Graduated from Howell High School, Howell, Mich. , 1981. B. S. , Adrian College, Adrian, Mich. , 1985. United States Army, 1985-1989. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1989-1994. Member of the Michigan state senate, 1995-2000, and majority floor leader, 1999-2000. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2015). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Chair, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Twelfth and One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses). Was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2024.