A Representative from North Carolina; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 15, 1948; B.A., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1970; campus ministry organizer; business owner; member of the North Carolina state senate, 2003-2008; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor of North Carolina in 2008; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).