A Representative from North Carolina; born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., April 17, 1968; B.A., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C.; J.D., Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, N.C., 1996; lawyer, private practice; staff, United States Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina, 1998-2002; assistant United States attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2002-2006; United States attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 2006-2011; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).