Biography
A Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N. Y. , April 13, 1951. B. A. , Siena College, Loudonville, N. Y. , 1973, M. A. , State University of New York, Buffalo, 1983. Teacher in the public schools of Orchard Park, N. Y. , 1973-1983. Member, Hamburg, N. Y. , town council, 1982-1984. Hamburg, N. Y. , town supervisor, 1985-1993. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Third and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2005). Not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Professional advocate. President, Erie Community College, Buffalo, N. Y.