Biography

Leadership: Deputy Whip; Conference Vice Chairman
Political Highlights: Greene County clerk, 1973-84; Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, 1980; Mo. secretary of state, 1985-93; sought Republican nomination for governor, 1992; U.S. House of Representatives, 1997-2011
Born: January 10, 1950; Niangua, Mo.
Residence: Springfield
Religion: Baptist
Family: Wife, Abigail Blunt; four children
Education: Southwest Baptist U., B.A. 1970; Southwest Missouri State U., M.A. 1972
Elected: 2010
Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Agriculture; Defense; Interior-Environment; Labor-HHS-Education - Chairman; State-Foreign Operations; Transportation-HUD); Commerce, Science & Transportation (Aviation Operations, Safety & Security - Chairman; Communications, Technology, Innovation & the Internet; Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance & Data Security; Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine); Rules & Administration; Select Intelligence; Joint Library; Joint Budget Reform
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Roll Call Vitals

House Seniority: 27th ranked Senate Republican
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Election History

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