A Representative from Georgia; born in Bryan, Brazos County, Tex., April 24, 1955; attended public schools in Athens, Ga.; A.B., University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., 1978; business executive; member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1985-1993; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present).