Education:
JD, University of North Carolina, 1981
BA, Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1978.

Professional Experience:
Lawyer, 1981-1996.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1996-present
Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Organizations:
Executive Committee, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1995
Vice-Chairman, Lumberton Family and Youth Commission, 1995
Board of Directors, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1992-1995
Legislative Committee Chair, Lumberton Area Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1995
President, Lumberton Economic Advancement for Downtown, Incorporated, 1988, 1989
State Chairman, North Carolina Bar Association's Citizenship Education Committee for Young Lawyer's Division, 1986-1987
American Bar Association's Citizenship Education Committee, 1981-1987
Boy Scouts of America
Lay Leader/Elder/Deacon/Sunday School Teacher, First Presbyterian Church of Lumberton
Lumberton Parent Teacher Association
Honorary Life Membership, Military Officers' Association of North Carolina
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
New Democrat Coalition
North Carolina State Bar Association
Phi Beta Kappa
Rotary Club
Advisory Board, United States Naval Academy.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
9/11 Commission Caucus
Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Adopt a Country Caucus
Air Force Caucus
Army Caucus
Bicycle Caucus
Blue Dog Coalition
Center Aisle Caucus
Coalition on Adoption
Coalition for Autism Research and Education Caucus
Congressional Air Power Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Automotive Performance and Motorsports Caucus
Congressional Aviation and Space Caucus
Congressional Boating Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Community Health Centers
Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans
Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch
Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Americans
Congressional Cement Caucus
Congressional Child Care Caucus
Congressional Children's Caucus
Congressional Coastal Caucus
Congressional Coast Guard Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus
Congressional Family Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Furniture and Furnishings Caucus
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Congressional Hazard Caucus
Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition
Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Congressional Internet Caucus
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Congressional Manufactured Housing Caucus
Congressional Manufacturing Caucus
Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus
Congressional National Service Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Physical Fitness Caucus
Congressional Prayer Caucus
Congressional Real Estate Caucus
Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Science and Math Educational Caucus
Congressional Scouting Caucus
Congressional Sex and Violence in the Media Caucus
Congressional Shellfish Caucus
Congressional Social Security Caucus
Congressional Speedway Caucus
Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism
Co-Chair, Congressional Waterways Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Task Force on Responsible Fatherhood
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional United Kingdom Caucus
Defense Study Group
Democratic Task Force on Education
Democratic Task Force on Children and Families
Education Caucus
Co-Chair, Faith and Values Task Force
Ferry and Waterborne Transportation Caucus
Co-Chair/Co-Founder, Friends of Scotland Caucus
Historic Preservation Caucus
Homeland Security Caucus
House Aerospace Caucus
House Biotechnology Caucus
House Cancer Awareness Working Group
House Cancer Caucus
House Forest Task Force
House Oceans Caucus
House Pro-Life Caucus
House Reading Caucus
House Rural Education Caucus
House Space Power Caucus
House Vision Caucus
Impact Aid Coalition
International Conservation Caucus
Iraq Fallen Heroes Caucus
Law Enforcement Caucus
Majority Leader's Advisory Council
Military Veterans Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Component Caucus
National Guard Youth Challenge Caucus
Navy/Marine Corps Caucus
New Democrat Coalition
Older Americans Caucus
Passenger Rail Caucus
Public Pension Reform Caucus
Port Security Caucus
Rural Housing Caucus
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Caucus
Co-Chair, Special Operations Forces Caucus
Steering Committee Member, Rural Health Care Coalition
United States Commission on Security and Cooperation with Europe
Water Infrastructure Caucus
Wind Hazard Reduction Caucus
Co-Chair/Founder, Youth Sports Caucus.

Committees:
Agriculture, Member
Armed Services, Member
Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, Member
Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, Member
Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, Chair
Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, Member