Biography
A Representative from Indiana. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich. , September 1, 1940. Attended Rensselaer (Ind. ) Elementary School. Graduated from Rensselaer High School, 1958. B. A. , Indiana University, 1963. J. D. , Indiana University Law School, 1967. Admitted to the Indiana bar in 1967 and District of Columbia bar in 1977. Lawyer, private practice. Deputy prosecuting attorney, Vanderburgh County, Ind. , 1967-1968. Member, Indiana State senate, 1971-1974. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1976, but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the United States Senate. County attorney, Vanderburgh County, Ind. , 2001-2002. Died on December 20, 2023, in Evansville, Ind.