Biography
A Representative from New York. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 26, 1936. Graduated from Lima Central High School, Lima, Ohio, 1954. B. A. , Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1958. M. A. , Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N. Y. , 1985. Biomedical researcher, Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass. , and New England Institute for Medical Research. Teacher. Staff for United States Representative Hamilton Fish of New York. Patient advocate, emergency room, St. Luke's Hospital, N. Y. Adjunct professor, Graduate Program in Health Advocacy, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, N. Y. Certified New York ombudsman for nursing homes. Member, New York Republican family committee. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006.