Biography
A Representative from New York. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N. Y. , August 9, 1955. B. A. , Russell Sage College, Troy, N. Y. , 1981. J. D. , Western New England Law School, Springfield, Mass. , 1990. New York state commissioner of Labor. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Sixth and to the three succeeding Congress (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2007). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Tenth Congress in 2006.