Biography:
— Representative from Connecticut.
— Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., March 2, 1943.
— Graduated from Lauralton Hall High School, Milford, Conn., 1960.
— B.A., Marymount College, Tarrytown, N.Y., 1964.
— Attended the London School of Economics, London, England, 1962-1963.
— M.A., Columbia University, New York, N.Y., 1966.
— Staff, Mayor Frank Logue of New Haven, Conn., 1976-1977.
— Campaign manager, Mayor Frank Logue, 1978.
— Staff, New Haven, Conn., development administrator, 1977-1979.
— Campaign manager for United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1979-1980.
— Staff, United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd of Connecticut, 1981-1987.
— Executive director, Countdown '87, 1987-1988.
— Executive director, EMILY'S List, 1989-1990.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-present).
— Chair, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Seventeenth Congress).