Biography
Representative from Arizona; born in McNary, Apache County, Ariz., March 24, 1950; graduated from Blue Ridge High School, Lakeside, Ariz., 1968; B.A., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1972; J.D., University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz., 1979; lawyer, private practice; Coconino County, Ariz., deputy attorney, 1980; Sedona, Ariz., city attorney; member of the Arizona state house of representatives, 2005-2007; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2013- January 3, 2017); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2023); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress