A Representative from Mississippi; born in Gulfport, Harrison County, Miss., February 21, 1970; graduated from Saint John High School, Gulfport, Miss., 1988; B.S., University of Southern Mississippi, 1994; M.P.A., University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss., 1996; United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1988-1996; Mississippi Army National Guard, 2007-present; accountant; member of the Mississippi state house of representatives, 2007-2010; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2011-present).