Representative from Indiana; born in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Ind., June 7, 1959; graduated from Hanover College, Hanover, Ind., 1981; J.D., Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind., 1986; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States House of Representatives in 1986 and 1988; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2013); House Republican Conference Chair (One Hundred Eleventh Congress); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundredth Thirteenth Congress in 2012; Governor of Indiana, 2013-present.