Biography
A Representative from Washington. Born in Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind. , November 6, 1953. B. A. , Dartmouth College, 1975. Attended University of Paris, Pantheon Sorbonne. J. D. , Georgetown University School of Law, 1980. Clerk to United States Judge Charles Clark of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney. Private sector jobs ranging from dock foreman to assembly line worker to grill cook. Founder and director, ``Books for Kids'' (a literacy program). Member, Queen Anne (Wash. ) community council, 1986-1988. Attorney. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses (January 3, 1995-January 3, 1999). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixth Congress.