Education:
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1982
BA, Architecture, Yale University, 1978.

Professional Experience:
United States Attorney, Rhode Island, 1994-1998
Director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, 1992-1994
Director, Office of the Governor of Rhode Island, 1992
Legal Counsel to the Governor of Rhode Island, 1991.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 2007-present
Attorney General, Rhode Island, 1999-2003
Candidate, Governor of Rhode Island, 2002
Assistant to the Attorney General of Rhode Island, 1984-1990.

Organizations:
Founder, Quality Institute, Rhode Island, 2006.

Committees:
Budget, Member
Environment and Public Works, Member
Judiciary, Member
Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
Special Committee on Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, Chair
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Member
Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, Member
Subcommittee on Oversight, Member
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health, Member
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Member
Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, Member