A Representative from Virginia; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; March 15, 1958; graduated from Andrew Lewis High School, Salem, Va.; B.A., Emory & Henry College, Emory, Va., 1980; J.D., Washington & Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Va., 1983; lawyer, private practice; member of Virginia state house of representatives, 1994-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2011-present).