Biography:
— Representative from Louisiana.
— Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., November 22, 1962.
— Graduated from McKinley High School, Baton Rouge, La., 1980.
— B.A., Southern University, 1984, J.D., Southern University Law Center, 1987.
— Nonprofit executive.
— Lawyer, private practice.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990.
— Member of the Louisiana state senate, 1988-1993 1997-2008, 2019-2024.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 1993-January 3, 1997).
— Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifth Congress in 1996.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election for Governor of Louisiana in 1995.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).