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  • Member Since:

    February 29, 2008

  • Sex:

    Male

  • Age:

    60

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  • Location:

    Ames, IA

  • Denomination:

    Lutheran

  • Ethnicity:

    White


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I was born and raised in Alexander, Iowa, a town of 168 people. I
am one of the owners of Latham Seeds, a soybean facility founded by
my father that is located just outside of Alexander. My wife Kathy
and I have three adult children and four grandchildren. I have
served in the United States House of Representatives since 1995. I
am a member of, and the only Iowan on, the powerful House
Appropriations Committee. I sit on the Appropriations Subcommittees
for Homeland Security, Agriculture, and Energy & Water. I serve
on several Congressional Task Forces, including the
Speaker’s Task Force for a Drug-Free America,
the House Prescription Drug Action Leadership Team, and last year
was named to the Congressional Task Force for Affordable Natural
Gas. My daily goal is changing the way Washington works and
changing the work that Washington does. I was raised on my family's
farm with the Iowa traditions of hard work, community service, and
strong values. I work in Congress for the promotion of individual
liberty, economic opportunity, personal responsibility, and a
smaller and smarter government. I believe in America, Iowa and her
people. I can always see a great future in a nation that protects
individual freedom and responsibility over that of an intrusive
federal government that spends beyond its means. And, if we hold to
these values, America's greatest days are yet to be seen.

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