US Representative for Nebraska's 1st district. Born in Baton Rouge, LA, December 27, 1960; B.A., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., 1982; M.P.P., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1986; M.Th., Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio, 1996; member of the Lincoln, Nebr., city council, 1997-2001; publishing executive; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).