Biography
Representative from Maryland; born in Baltimore, Md., on January 31, 1946; graduated from Baltimore City College, Baltimore, Md., 1963; attended University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, Md., 1970; lawyer, private practice; assistant Maryland state's attorney, 1972-1980; member of the Baltimore County, Md., county council, 1985-1994; Delegate, Democrat National Convention, 1996 and 2000; Baltimore, Md., county executive, 1994-2002; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the ten succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2003-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress