Education:
LLB, Yale Law School, 1956
BA, International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, 1951.

Professional Experience:
Attorney, 1974-1980
Assistant Counsel, Warren Commission Investigation, 1964
Attorney, Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers and Rhoads Law Firm, 1955-1956
First Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1951-1953.

Political Experience:
Senator, United States Senate, 1980-present
Changed Political Party, from Republican to Democrat, April 28, 2009
Primary Candidate, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978
Primary Candidate, United States Senate, 1976
Philadelphia District Attorney, 1966-1974
Candidate, Mayor of Philadelphia, 1967
Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1964-1965
Assistant District Attorney, City of Philadelphia.

Organizations:

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Dairy Farmer Caucus
Member, Pennsylvania State Planning Board
Senate Centrist Coalition
Senate Rural Health Caucus
Chair, Senate Steel Caucus
Senate Textile Committee
Senate Wednesday Group
Member, White House Conference on Youth.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Environment and Public Works, Member
Judiciary, Member
Special Committee on Aging, Member
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, Member
Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, Chair
Subcommittee on Defense, Member
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, Member
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, Member
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health, Member
Subcommittee on The Constitution, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Member
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Member
Veterans' Affairs, Member