Biography:
— Representative from Ohio.
— Born in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, June 17, 1946.
— Graduated from St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, Ohio, 1964.
— B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., 1968.
— M.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1974.
— Attended the University of Manchester, Manchester, England, 1974.
— Post-graduate studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., 1981.
— Urban planner, Toledo-Lucas County, Ohio, Plan Commissions, 1969-1975.
— Director of planning, National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, 1975-1977.
— Assistant director for urban affairs, domestic policy staff, Executive Office of the President, 1977-1979.
— Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the twenty-one succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present).