A Representative from Maine; born in Lewiston, Maine, July 7, 1951; graduated Phillips Academy; graduated Holy Cross and University of Maine Law School; personal assistant to the late Governor James B. Longley; U.S. Marines, 1976; attorney and small business person; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth Congress (January 3, 1995-January 3, 1997); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for governor in 1998.