Biography
A Representative from West Virginia. Born in Fairmont, Marion County, W. Va. , May 14, 1943. Graduated from Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, W. Va. , 1962. A. B. , College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. , 1966. LL. D. , West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va. , 1970. Lawyer, private practice. United States Army Reserves, 1970-1983. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1972, and 1976. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.