A Representative from Connecticut. Born in Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. , August 25, 1959. Graduated from Winona High School, Winona, Minn. , 1977. A. B. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1981. J. D. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1985. Law clerk. Lawyer, private practice. Professor. Member of the Cheshire, Conn. , town council, 2005-2008. Member of the Connecticut state general assembly, 2008-2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2019). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress.