A Representative from New York. Born in Massapequa, Nassau County, N. Y. , August 25, 1952. Graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School, New York City, N. Y. , 1970. B. S. , State University of New York, Brockport, N. Y. , 1974. J. D. , Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. , 1979. Staff, United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Operations, 1979-1981. Commissioner, New York state legislative bill drafting commission, 1983-1986. Member of the New York state assembly, 1986-2002. Unsuccessful candidate for election as New York state comptroller in 2002. Member of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority, N. Y. , 2003-2006. Unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of New York in 2006. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (January 3, 2017-January 3, 2019). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018.