US Representative for North Carolina's 5th district. Born in New York, N.Y, June 29, 1943; Crossnore High School, Crossnore, N.C., 1961; A.B., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1968; M.A.C.T., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., 1972; Ed.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro,1985; instructor, Caldwell Community College, Hudson, N.C.; instructor, Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C.; Assistant Dean, Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C.; president, Mayland Community College, Spruce Pine, N.C., 1987-1994; landscape nursery owner; deputy secretary for management, North Carolina Department of Administration; member, Watauga County board of education, 1976-1988; member, North Carolina state senate, 1994-2004; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).