Biography
A Representative from Alabama. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. , on October 9, 1967. Graduated from Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery, Ala. , 1986. B. A. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1990. J. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1993. Lawyer, private practice. Clerk, Judge Myron Thompson, Middle District of Alabama, 1993-1994. Assistant United States Attorney, Middle District of Alabama, 1994-1998. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-January 3, 2011). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Alabama in 2010.