Biography
A Representative from Kansas. Born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo. , August 2, 1955. B. S. , William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo. , 1977. Chemist. Teacher. Unsuccessful candidate for election to One Hundred and Ninth Congress in 2004. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2009). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2008. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024.