Biography
A Representative from Ohio. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 8, 1946. Graduated from St. John Cantius, Cleveland, Ohio, 1964. B. A. , Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973. M. A. , Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1973. Member, Cleveland, Ohio, city council, 1969-1973, 1983. Clerk of courts, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975. Mayor, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977-1979. Member, Ohio state senate, 1995-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2004 and in 2008. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as Governor of Ohio in 2018. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024.