A Representative from Tennessee. Born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. , February 23, 1965. Graduated from Cookeville High School, Cookeville, Tenn. , 1983. B. S. , Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tenn. , 1988. M. S. , Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. , 1990. J. D. , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. , 1993. Business executive. Farmer. Tennessee commissioner of agriculture, 2002-2003. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).