Education:
BA, Business Administration/Accounting, Moorhead State University, 1966.

Professional Experience:
Certified Public Accountant, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 1968-1990
Staff Sergeant, North Dakota Army National Guard, 1963-1969.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1990-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1982 1984, 1986, 1988
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, 1977-1986
Regional Whip.

Organizations:
Member, American Legion
Trombonist, Army National Guard Band
Member, Becker County Sportsmen's Club
Member, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Member, Cormorant Lakes Sportsmen’s Club
Member, Detroit Lakes Chamber of Commerce
Member, Ducks Unlimited
Member, Eagles Club
Member, Farm Bureau
Member, Farmers Union
Member, Friends of Denmark
Member, Moorhead Chamber of Commerce
National Guard and Reserve Component Organization
Member, Safari Club International
Member, Saint Cloud Chamber of Commerce
Member, Vietnam-era Veterans in Congress.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Task Force, present
Member, Air Force Caucus, present
Member, Animal Welfare Caucus, present
Member, Blue Dog Coalition, present
Member, Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group, present
Member, Capital Access Task Force, present
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, present
Member, Congressional Correctional Officers Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coaltion, present
Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Internet Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Northern Border Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Performers Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Rural Caucus, present
Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, present
Member, Cuba Working Group, present
Member, Forestry 2000 Task Force, present
Member, Friends of Norway Caucus, present
Member, German Study Group, present
Member, Law Enforcement Caucus, present
Co-Chair, Military Veterans Caucus, present
Member, Renewable Energy Caucus, present
Member, Rural Development Caucus, present
Member, Rural Health Care Caucus, present
Member, Rural Housing Caucus, present
Member, Telecommunications Task Force, present
Member, Travel and Tourism Caucus, present
Congressional Boating Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Unfunded Mandates
Congressional Soybean Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Co-Chair, Military Veterans Caucus
Performers Caucus
Steering Committee, Rural Health Care Coalition.

Committees:
Agriculture, Chair