Biography
A Representative from Arizona. Born in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. , July 18, 1940. Graduated from Tempe High School, Tempe, Ariz. , 1958. B. A. , Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. , 1962. M. P. A. , Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. , 1980. Teacher. Professor. Tempe city council, 1970-1978. Mayor of Tempe, 1978-1994. Member of the Arizona senate, 1999-2006. Arizona Democratic Party chairman, 2006-2006. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth Congress and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.