A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tenn. , July 21, 1945. B. S. , Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn. , 1967. M. D. , University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn. , 1970. United States Army, 1973-1974. Physician. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006. Member of the Johnson City, Tenn. , board of commissioners, 2003-2008. Vice mayor of Johnson City, Tenn. , 2003-2007. Mayor of Johnson City, Tenn. , 2007-2009. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2021). Chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Fifteenth Congress). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.  .