A Representative from South Carolina; born in Rock Hill, York County, S.C., June 20, 1953; graduated from Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill, S.C., 1971; B.S., Presbyterian College, Clinton, S.C., 1975; real estate developer; member of the South Carolina state house of representatives, 2005-2006, 2009-2017; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Mick Mulvaney, and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (June 20, 2017-present).