Biography:
— Representative from Georgia.
— Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., February 4, 1947.
— Graduated from Central High School, Mobile, Ala., 1964.
— B.A., Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga., 1968.
— J.D., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1971.
— Lawyer, private practice.
— United States Army, 1969-1971.
— Member of the Georgia state house of representatives, 1977-1991.
— Member of the Georgia state senate, 1991-1993.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present).