 He's a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and he is the chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House. Before entering politics, Congressman Hearn was a very successful entrepreneur in the area of banking, manufacturing, real estate development, and multiple technology companies and sports publishing. In 1997, he literally sold the farm to buy his first McDonald's restaurant in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He went on to eventually own 24 restaurants.