Education:
Advanced Graduate Work, public administration and economics, State University of New York, Albany
M.A., English, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1970
B.S., Political Science and English, State University of New York, New Paltz, 1968.

Professional Experience:
Seaman Third Class, United States Navy, 1956-1959
Analyst, New York State Department of Education
Toll Collector, New York State Thruway
Laborer, Hudson Valley Cement Plant
Teacher, State University of New York at New Paltz.

Political Experience:
At Large Whip, House Democratic Whip Organization, 1995-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
Assemblyman, New York State Assembly, 1974-1992
Democratic Nominee, New York State Assembly, 1972
Chair, Saugerties, New York Democratic Committee, 1968-1972.

Organizations:
Member, National Conference of State Legislators
National Guard & Reserve Components Congressional Members Organization
New York State Council of Governments
Member, Board of Directors, Ulster-Greene ARC
Member, Board of Directors, WAMU Public Radio
Member, Board of Visitors, United States Military Academy at West Point.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
21st Century Health Care Caucus
Alzheimer's Caucus
American Heritage Rivers Caucus
Armenian Affairs Caucus
Arts Caucus
Autism Caucus
Biomedical Research Caucus
Brain Injury Task Force
C-130 Modernization Caucus
Cement Caucus
Chesapeake Bay Task Force
Climate Change Caucus
Congressional Asian-Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Caucus to Fight and Control Methamphetamine
Congressional Children's Working Group
Congressional Coalition on Population and Development
Congressional Croatian Caucus
Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus
Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus
Congressional Food Safety Caucus
Congressional Heart & Stroke Caucus
Congressional Historic Preservation Caucus
Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus
Congressional Manufacturing Task Force
Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Organic Caucus
Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
Congressional Refugee Caucus
Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Congressional Study Group on Japan
Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS
Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus
Congressional Vision Caucus
Crime & Drugs Task Force (Dem. Caucus)
Vice-Chair, Democratic Study Group
Diabetes Caucus
Disabilities Caucus
Education Caucus
Energy Task Force (Dem. Caucus)
Farmland Protection Caucus
Fire Safety Caucus
Friends of Norway Caucus
Chair, Future of American Media Caucus
Generic Drug Caucus
Great Lakes Task Force
Health Care Task Force (Dem. Caucus)
Heart Disease Caucus
Hellenic Caucus
House Aerospace Caucus
House Democratic Study Group
House Nursing Caucus
House Trails Caucus
Hudson River Caucus
Human Rights Caucus
International Conservation Caucus
Internet Caucus
Irish American Caucus
Juvenile Diabetes Caucus
Kidney Caucus
Labor and Working Families Caucus
Law Enforcement Caucus
Manufactured Housing Caucus
Minor League Baseball Caucus
Modeling & Simulation Training Caucus
NAFTA Working Group
Native American Caucus
NE-MW Coalition
Northeast Agriculture Caucus
Northern Border Caucus
Older Americans Caucus
Open Space Caucus
Peace Accord Monitoring Group
Prescription Drug Caucus
Privacy Caucus
Progressive Caucus
Public Broadcasting Caucus
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Rural Caucus
Rural Health Care Coalition
School of the Americas
Silk Road Caucus
Steel Caucus
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Task Force
Sustainable Development Caucus
Universal Health Care Caucus
Ukrainian Caucus.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Joint Economic Committee, Member
Natural Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Defense, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Member