Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 2, 2013-2023

Member, Border Security Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Career and Technical Education Caucus, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Congressional Western Caucus, United States Congress, present

Member, Federal Land Action Group, United States House of Representatives, present

Member, Republican Study Committee, United States House of Representatives, present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Emerging Threats Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Former Member, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, United States House of Representatives

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

President/Chief Executive Officer, Shipley Group, 2000-present

Former Chief Executive Officer, Shipley Group

Co-Author, "My Story", 2013

Pilot, United States Air Force, 1984-1998

No organizational membership information on file.

Awards:

National Communications Award by the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge;
Distinguished Graduate, Officer Training School;
Distinguished Graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training;
World's fastest non-stop flight around the world

Father's Occupation:

Air Force pilot who retired to teach school and farm

Mother's Occupation:

Full-time homemaker who was recognized as the Utah Mother of the Year in 1996.

Publications:

Seven Miracles that Saved America
The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points that Saved the World
The Great & Terrible series
A Christmas Bell for Anya

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Many of us are discouraged. The challenges we face as a nation seem to nearly overwhelm us. And it is true, this is a critical time…perhaps the most critical time in generations. Indeed, I believe that we are in a fight for the very heart and soul of our nation. We are being tested as a people, a test that will force us to answer several decisive questions: what do we really believe? What do we expect from our government and from each other? Do we have the courage to save ourselves from the financial ruin that will inevitably come if we don't control our spending and our debt? Are we willing to be an example to those who are seeking freedom and human dignity throughout the world, or are we going to surrender our own liberty for security at the hand of government? Will we pass on the American Dream to our children, or allow our nation to slip into the dustbin of history as other great nations have before?

Do we still believe in a government of the people, by the people and for the people, or are we willing to let our president and other democratic leaders in Washington, D.C. create a government that works against the people, and despite the people and to suppress the people?

These are the questions we must answer.

Two years ago, I entered to fight to save our nation when I decided to run for Congress. I am honored to have served as your Congressmen for the past year. I know that we, the people, can do what it takes to save this great nation and to preserve our freedoms for future generations. But our work is just beginning. There is so much more to do.