Education:
MBA, University Notre Dame, 1974
BS, Business Administration, Indiana University at Fort Wayne, 1972.

Professional Experience:
Vice President/President, Historic Souder's of Grabill, 1976-present
Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Coats, 1988-1992
Marketing Manager, Gabbort's Furniture, 1974-1976
Owner, Souder's General Store.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1994-present
Republican Assistant Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Organizations:
Member, Emmanuel Community Church
Publicity Chair, Grabill County Fair
Co-Founder/Past President, Indiana University/Purdue University-Fort Wayne Alumni Association.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, National Parks Caucus, present
Congressional Automotive Caucus
Congressional Boating Caucus
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Insurance Caucus
Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Co-Chair, Drug Policy Caucus
Minor League Baseball Caucus
Co-Chair, National Parks Caucus
National Security Caucus
Republican Study Committee.

Committees:
Education and Labor, Member
Homeland Security, Member
Oversight and Government Reform, Member
Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Assistant Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, Member
Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, Member
Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, Member