Biography
A Representative from Washington. Born in Washington, D. C. , June 15, 1965. Graduated from Tyee High School, Seattle, Wash. , 1983. B. A. , Fordham University, New York, N. Y. , 1987. J. D. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1990. Lawyer, private practice. City prosecutor, Seattle, Wash. , 1993-1995. Member of the Washington state senate, 1991-1996. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present). Chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).