Biography
A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on September 11, 1952. Graduated from Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. B. S. , Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, W. Va. , 1974. M. S. , Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976. Ph. D. , University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. , 1979. Assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Associate professor (adjuct), University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pa. Psychologist. Member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1996-2002. United States Navy Reserve Medical Service Corps, 2009-2017. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses until his resignation on October 21, 2017 (January 3, 2003-October 21, 2017).