Education:
JD, University of Notre Dame Law School, 1968
BA, St. Francis College, NY, 1965.

Professional Experience:
Author, Terrible Beauty, Deliver Us From Evil and Vale of Tears
General Counsel, Nassau Off-Track Betting, 1977
Nassau County Executive Assistant, 1974-1976
Deputy Nassau County Attorney, 1972-1974
Specialist, United States Army Reserve National Guard, 1968-1973.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
Republican Nominee, New York Attorney General, 1986
Comptroller, Nassau County, 1981-1993
Councilmember, Hempstead Town Council, 1977-1981.

Organizations:
69th Infantry Veterans Corps
Life Member, AMVETS
American Legion, Post 1132
Ancient Order of Hiberians
Catholic War Veterans
Knights of Columbus, Memorare Council No. 3476
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre
Long Island Committee for Soviet Jewry
Honorary Member, Nassau County Fire Fighters Emerald Society
National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
New York Bar Association
Board of Directors, Notre Dame Law Association
Honorary Chief, Seaford Fire Department
Sons of Italy, Marco Polo Lodge No. 2214
Board of Visitors, United States Merchant Marine Academy.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Ad-Hoc Committee for Irish Affairs
Albanian Issues Caucus
Army Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Older Americans Caucus
Law Enforcement Caucus
Long Island Congressional Caucus
Long Island Sound Caucus.

Committees:
Financial Services, Member
Homeland Security, Ranking Member
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member