Education:
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1971
BA, Roanoke College, 1968.

Professional Experience:
Founder, Showcasing Southwest Virginia Program, present
Boucher and Boucher, Abingdon, Virginia, Partner, 1971-1982
Associate, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, and McCloy, New York City
Attorney.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1982-present
Senator, Virginia State Senate, 1974-1982
Democratic At-Large Whip, United States House of Representatives.

Organizations:
American Bar Association
Board of Directors, First Virginia Bank
Kappa Alpha
National Conference of State Legislators
New York City Bar Association
Phi Alpha Delta
Virginia Bar Association.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus, 108th, 109th, 110th, 111th Congress
Virginia Coal and Energy Commission
Virginia Commission on Interstate Cooperation
Virginia State Crime Commission.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Chair
Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, Member
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Member
Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment (Energy and Commerce), Member