A Representative from Utah Born in Kaysville, UT, July 13, 1951; B.A., University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1974; teacher; private advocate; member of the Utah state house of representatives, 1979-1994, speaker, 1992-1994; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present).