Vernon G. "Vern" Buchanan (born May 8, 1951) is a Republican Congressman representing .Buchanan grew up in Michigan, the son of a factory foreman in a family of six children. Lauren Mayk, [http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061030/NEWS/610300366 "Buchanan: Big deals led to big[Wikipedia]