Biography
Representative from Ohio; born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, March 12, 1950; graduated from Nettie Lee Roth High School, Dayton, Ohio; B.A., Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1972; M.S., Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, 1974; attended University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Montgomery County, Ohio, executive director, human services; professor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, 1975-1983; businesswoman; member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 1999-2008, minority leader, 2007-2008; delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016; senior vice president, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2008-2012; 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
