A Representative from Iowa. Born in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, December 23, 1952. Graduated from East High School, Sioux City, Iowa, 1970. B. S. , Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1974. M. A. , Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1976. Ph. D. , University of California, Davis, Calif. , 1985. Professor, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2021). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020.