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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
  • BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978

Professional Experience

  • JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
  • BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi
  • Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper

Political Experience

  • JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
  • BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi
  • Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Air Force Caucus, present

Member, Army Aviation Caucus, present

Member, Balanced Budget Amendment Caucus, present

Member, Biomass Caucus, present

Member, Coal Caucus, present

Member, Community College Caucus, present

Member, Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Fire Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Fragile-X Caucus, present

Member, Library of Congress Caucus, present

Member, Missile Defense Caucus, present

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, present

Member, Natural Gas Caucus, present

Member, Prayer Caucus, present

Member, Shipbuilding Caucus, present

Member, Spina Bifida Caucus, present

Member, Steel Caucus, present

Member, Taiwan Caucus, present

Member, Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus, present

Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Veterans Caucus, present

Member, Wounded to Work Caucus, present

Former Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Former Vice Chair, Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, House Administration Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Printing, United States Congress

Former Member, Joint Committee on Printing, United States House of Representative

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on the Library, United States Congress

Former Chair, Joint Committee on the Library, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, United States House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Member, Tea Party Caucus

Republican Representative, Mississippi Secretary of State’s Election Task Force, 2001

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981
  • BS, Chemistry, Mississippi College, 1978
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Brandon, Mississippi
  • Former Prosecutor, City of Richland, Mississippi
  • Former Attorney, Sanford and Harper
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 3, 2008-2019
  • Member, Crossgates Baptist Church, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present
  • Member, Pearl County Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce, present
  • Former Sunday School Teacher, Crossgates Baptist Church
  • Former Deacon, Crossgates Baptist Church
  • Former Board Attorney, Mississippi Baptist Children's Village
  • Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
  • Former Member, Mississippi Oil and Gas Board
  • Member, Rankin County Chamber of Commerce
  • Chair, Republican Executive Committee, Rankin County, 2000-2008
  • Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000, 2004, 2008
  • Chair, Get Out The Vote, Rankin County, Mississippi, 2007
  • Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant, Rankin County, 2007
  • Legal Volunteer, Senator Jim Talent, 2006
  • Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Ohio, 2004
  • Member, Campaign Steering Committee, Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck, Rankin County, 2003
  • Chair, Chief Justice Jim Smith’s Re-election to the Mississippi Supreme Court, Rankin County, 2000
  • Legal Volunteer, Presidential Recount, Florida, 2000

Other Info

  • Petroleum engineer

Favorite Book:

Of course, I do enjoy reading my Bible. Poor Richard's Almanac by Benjamin Franklin, and anything by Chuck Colson.

Favorite Movie:

It's a Wonderful Life, Dumb & Dumber, and Pride & Prejudice

Favorite Musician:

Josh Turner, and Allison Kraus & Union Station

Favorite Quote:

Proverbs 21:31

Favorite TV Shows:

The Andy Griffith Show (The Black & White episodes ONLY!)

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Sports collectibles, reading, college football, and American history.

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

Budget

In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

Crime

Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy

1. Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
- Yes

2. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

Environment

Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

Marriage

Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

National Security

Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support?
- Yes

Social Security

Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
- Yes

Congress Bills
Speeches