A Representative from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Mo. , September 13, 1962. Graduated from Cor Jesu Academy, St. Louis, Mo. , 1980. B. S. B. A. , University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. , 1984. Businesswoman. Chair, Missouri Republican Party, 1999-2005. Co-chair, Republican National Committee, 2001-2005. United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, 2005-2009. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).