Education:
LLB, University of Missouri, 1956
AB, University of Missouri, 1953
Attended, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953
AA, Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College, 1951.

Professional Experience:
Lawyer, 1956-1976
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1961-1963
Prosecuting Attorney, Lafayette County, 1957-1960.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1977-present
Senator, Missouri State Senate, 1971-1976.

Organizations:
Academy of Missouri Squires
Member, Boy Scouts of America
Member, Elks Club
Member, First Christian Church of Lexington
Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board
Co-Chair, Impact Aid Coalition
Member, Lions Club
Masonic Bodies
Guardian of Small Business, National Foundation of Independent Business
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Sachem in Mic-O-Say
Member, Sigma Chi.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Airpower Caucus
Past Chair/Member, Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Co-Chair, National Security Caucus
Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee.

Committees:
Armed Services, Chair