Biography:
— Representative from Missouri.
— Born in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Tex., October 26, 1944.
— Graduated from Booker T. Washington High School, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1963.
— B.S., Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Tex., 1972.
— M.Div., St. Paul School of Theology, Kansas City, Mo., 1974.
— Pastor.
— Radio show host.
— Member of the Kansas City, Mo. city council, 1979-1991.
— Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1991-1999.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).