Biography
A Representative from Ohio. Born in Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 27, 1961. Graduated from Dover High School, Dover, Ohio, 1979. B. A. , Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, 1983. J. D. , Ohio State University, 1986. Lawyer, private practice. Dover, Ohio, city attorney, 2000-2006. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.