LONG, Billy, a Representative from Missouri; born in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., August 11, 1955; attended University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1973-1976; graduated from the Missouri Auction School, 1979; Certified Auctioneers Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind., 1983; owner auctioneer business, 1979-2011; radio personality; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2011-present).