You are right-somewhere along the way, my peabrain got into it the thought that he was...or else I was confusing him with another congresscritter, Bob Barr, I think his name is...
Isn't there a Bob Barr that is a conservative ex-congresscritter? If so, I think I may have mixed the two up, which is not uncommon for me---my memory brain cells are shooting out of my ears right now, I do believe!!! LOL
Yes, Bob Barr used to serve in Congress.