Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1995-2014

Delegation Whip, Republican National Convention, 1992

Member, Congressional Bio-Fuels Caucus

Chair/Founder, Congressional Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Ethanol Caucus

Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus

Member, Congressional Nursing Caucus

Co-Chair, Congressional Rural Caucus Meth Task Force

Member, Congressional Soybean Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force for Affordable Natural Gas

Member, Executive Committee, Congressional Rural Caucus

Member, House Soils Caucus

Member, Republican House Steering Committee

Member, Speaker's Task Force for a Drug Free America

Owner, Latham Seed Company

Farmer, Latham Seed Company

Marketing Representative, Hartford Insurance Company, 1973-1976

Manager, Fort Lupton Insurance Agency, 1972-1973

Bookkeeper, Farmers State Bank, 1970-1972

Teller, Farmers State Bank, 1970-1972

Member, Agribusiness Association of Iowa

Member, Farm Bureau

Member, Iowa Corngrowers

Member, Iowa Soybean

Member, National Guard and Reserve Component Organization

Member, Nazareth Lutheran Church

Member, Rural Health Care Coalition

Co-Chair, Franklin County Republican Party, 1984-1991

Astrological Sign:

Sagittarius

Favorite Quote:

"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have…The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases." - Thomas Jefferson

The Ten Cannots:
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift."
"You cannot help small men by tearing down big men."
"You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong."
"You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer."
"You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich."
"You cannot establish security on borrowed money."
"You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than income."
"You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred."
"You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence."
"You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves."

Number of Grandchildren:

3