Biography
A Representative from Washington; born in Washington, D.C., June 15, 1965; graduated from Tyee High School, Seattle, Wash., 1983; B.A., Fordham University, New York, N.Y., 1987; J.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1990; lawyer, private practice; city prosecutor, Seattle, Wash., 1993-1995; member of the Washington state senate, 1991-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present); chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
