Education:
JD, Boston College Law School, 1973
BA, Harvard College, 1969.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, Private Practice, 1973-1991
National Guard, 1974-1976
United States Army Reserve, 1970-1974.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present
Democratic Nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1986
Senator, Virginia State Senate, 1982-1992
Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates, 1978-1982.

Organizations:
President, Newport Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1974-1980
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Board of Directors, March of Dimes
National Guard and Reserve Components Organization
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Peninsula Legal Aid Center
Member, Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Co-Chair, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force
Member, Children's Task Force
Member Congressional Army Caucus
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Congressional Black Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking
Member, Congressional Children's Working Group
Member, Congressional Coast Guard caucus
Member, Congressional Commuter Caucus
Member, Congressional Democratic Caucus
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Member, Congressional Empowered Communities Caucus
Member, Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Member, Congressional Hellenic Caucus
Member, Congressional India Caucus
Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Member, Congressional Prevention Coalition
Member, Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus
Member, Congressional Tourism Caucus
Congressional Urban Caucus
Member, Crime and Drugs Task Force
Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Member, Health Task Force
Co-chair, House Democratic Caucus Crime and Drug Task Force
Member, Impact Aid Coalition
Member, Narcotics Task Force
Member, Social Security Task Force.

Committees:
Budget, Member
Education and Labor, Member
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, Member
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Chair
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Member
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Member