Biography
A Representative from New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. , August 23, 1959. Graduated from Haddonfield Memorial High School, Haddonfield, N. J. , 1977. B. A. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1981. J. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1984. Lawyer, private practice. Member, Cherry Hill (N. J. ) township council, 1987-1991. New Jersey state senate, 1991-2008. Unsuccessful candidate for United States House of Representatives in 1990. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Died on April 4, 2011, in Philadelphia, Pa.