Biography:
— Representative from Minnesota.
— Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., March 3, 1961.
— Graduated from St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, Minn., 1979.
— B.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1984.
— J.D., Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minn., 1988.
— Radio host.
— Lawyer, private practice.
— Member of the Independence, Minn., city council, 1995-2002.
— Member of the Delano, Minn., city council, 2003-2004.
— Member of the Minnesota state house of representatives, 2004-2010, deputy minority leader, 2007-2008.
— Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 2004.
— Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).
— Majority whip (One Hundred Eighteenth and One Hundred Nineteenth Congresses).