A Representative from Florida. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on October 10, 1965. Graduated from A. Crawford Mosley High School, Lynn Haven, Fla. , 1983. B. S. , Troy State University, Troy, Ala. , 1987. A. A. , Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham, Ala. , 1989. Mortician. Business owner. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2015). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014.