Education:
JD, Emory University, 1971
BA, Political Science, Morehouse College, 1968.

Professional Experience:
Partner, Bishop and Buckner, Professional Corporation, 1978-1992
Partner, Bishop and Hudlin, 1972-1978
Attorney, Legal Defense Fund, 1971-1972
United States Army, Reserve Officer Training Corps, 1969-1971.

Political Experience:
Senior Whip, 110th Congress
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1991-1992
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1977-1990.

Organizations:
Member, Prince Hall Free and Accepted Masons, 1990-present
Alabama State Bar, 1973-present
Member, Georgia State Bar, 1971-present
Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 1966-present
Boy Scouts of America
Council on Foreign Relations
Executive Board, Chattahoochee Council
Fourth Street Baptist Church
Impact Aid Coalition
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Member, Mount Zion Baptist Church
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Shriner
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Army Caucus
Blue Dog Coalition
Congressional Air Power Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Children's Working Group
Congressional Federal Government Service Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Motor Sports Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Peanut Caucus
Congressional Rural Caucus
Congressional Soy Bean Caucus
Congressional Sportsman's Caucus
Congressional Steel Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Vietnam-Era Veterans Caucus
Council on Foreign Relations
Chair, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Depot Caucus
Federal Government Service Caucus
Co-Chair, Forestry 2000 Task Force
Governor's Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Impact Aid Coalition
Law Enforcement Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
National Security Caucus
Rural Health Care Coalition
Georgia Representative, Southern Growth Policies Board
Chair, Working Group on Defense of Physical Infrastructure and Natural Resources.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Defense, Member
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Member