Biography
Representative from Florida; born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 1948; graduated from Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, N.Y., 1966; B.A., Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1970; J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1973; lawyer, private practice; member of the Florida state house of representatives, 1986-1992, 1994-2002; minority leader, 2000-2002; Mayor of West Palm Beach, Fl., 2003-2011; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
