Member, United States House of Representatives

From Simi Valley, CA; born in Huntington Park, CA, March 7, 1944; education: graduated Huntington Park High School, 1962; attended Los Angeles State College; businessman; member, Simi Valley City Council, 1979; mayor, city of Simi Valley, 1980-86; Congressional Aerospace Caucus; Congressional Autism Caucus; Congressional Automotive Caucus; Congressional Fire Services Caucus; chairman, Task Force on Urban Search and Rescue; Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine; Congressional Friends of Animals; Congressional Human Rights Caucus; Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease; Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health; Congressional Wine Caucus; Diabetes Caucus; Fairness Caucus; House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus; Older Americans Caucus; Congressional Taiwan Caucus; Western Caucus; former vice-chairman and chairman, Ventura County Association of Governments; former member, board of directors, Moorpark College Foundation; delegate to 1988 Republican National Convention; married: the former Janice L. Shrader, 1974; children: Shawn G., Shawn P., Kevin, and Shannon; committees: International Relations; Judiciary; Resources; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; subcommittees: Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property; chair, Europe and Emerging Threats; Immigration, Border Security and Claims; National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands; Technical and Tactical Intelligence; Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis, and Counterintelligence; elected to the 100th Congress on November 4, 1986; reelected to each succeeding Congress.