A Representative from Oregon. Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. , October 19, 1951. Graduated from Champaign Centennial High School, Champaign, Ill. , 1969. B. A. , Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. , 1973. B. S. , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill. , 1975. D. V. M. , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill. , 1977. Veterinarian. Farmer. Member of the Oregon state house of representatives, 1997-2003. Member of the Oregon state senate, 2003-2008. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2023) unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.