Biography
A Representative from Nebraska. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebr. , November 17, 1941. Attended Harrison and Dundee grade schools and graduated from Omaha Central High School. B. A. , Stanford University, 1963. First lieutenant, United States Army, 1963-1965. J. D. , Yale University Law School, 1968. Admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Washington, D. C. Clerk to Judge Oliver Gasch, United States District Court, Washington, D. C. , 1969-1970. Staff attorney, District of Columbia public defender service, 1970-1973. Nebraska state senator, 1978-1986. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1995). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Died on October 30, 2007, in Washington, D. C.