Biography
A Representative from New York. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S. C. , September 16, 1959. B. S. , United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. , 1981. United States Navy, 1981-2001. Businessman. Engineer. Staff, United States House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. Unsuccessful candidate for United States House of Representatives in 2006. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress until his resignation on March 8, 2010 (January 3, 2009-March 8, 2010).