Biography:
— Representative from New York.
— Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 21, 1964.
— Graduated from Edward R. Murrow High School, New York City, N.Y., 1982.
— Attended Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, 1982-1986.
— Childcare specialist.
— Staff, state senator Velmanette Montgomery, 1989-1991.
— Executive assistant, New York state Workers' Compensation Board, 1992-1993.
— Youth program director.
— Business development director.
— Member of the New York, N.Y., city council, 2002-2007.
— Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).