A Representative from Wisconsin; born in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wis., March 16, 1963; B.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1985; M.A., London School of Economics, London, England, 1986; J.D., University of Minnesota School of Law, 1990; lawyer, private practice; state prosecutor, La Crosse County, Wis., district attorney’s office, 1992-1996; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-present).