A Representative from Florida; born in Highland Park, Wayne County, Mich., May 30, 1942; graduated from Manatee High School, Bradenton, Fla., 1960; B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, 1964; M.B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1965; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La., 1970; faculty, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.; faculty, University of South Florida, Sarasota, Fla.; businessman; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.