Biography
A Senator and a Representative from Indiana. Born in Queens, Queens County, N. Y. , September 29, 1955. B. A. , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. , 1977. J. D. , University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind. , 1981. Lawyer, private practice. Business owner. Unsuccessful candidate for the 108th Congress in 2004. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012, and served from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2019. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018. U. S. Ambassador to the Holy See, 2022-.