A Representative from Connecticut; born in West Hartford, Tolland County, Conn., April 6, 1953; B.A., Tufts University, Boston, Mass, 1975; J.D., University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn., 1978; lawyer, private practice; member of the Connecticut general assembly, 1987-1994; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).