Jim Bacchus

A Representative from Florida. Born in Nashville, Tenn. , June 21, 1949. Graduated from Lyman High School, Longwood, Fla. , 1967. B. A. , Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. , 1971. M. A. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1973. J. D. , Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla. , 1978. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army, 1971-1977. Staff to Governor Reubin Askew of Florida, 1974-1978. Special assistant to the United States Trade Representative, 1979-1981. General counsel, Florida state Comprehensive Plan Committee, 1986- 1987. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses (January 3, 1991- January 3, 1995). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994. Judge, appellate court, World Trade Organization, 1995-2003. Is a resident of Winter Park, Fla.