US Representative for Colorado's 5th district. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kans., May 24, 1954; B.S., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1978; J.D., University of Kansas, 1985; lawyer, private practice; member of the Colorado state house of representatives, 1995-1998; member of the Colorado state senate, 1998-2006, president pro tempore, 1999-2000; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).