A Representative from Kansas; born in Anthony, Harper County, Kans., November 8, 1945; attended Wichita Southeast High School, Wichita, Kans.; B.A., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans., 1967; J.D., Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kans., 1970; United States Army, 1970; United States Army Reserve, 1970-1973; lawyer, private practice; Kansas state assistant attorney general, 1971-1973; district attorney, Johnson County, Kans., 1977-1989; board of trustees, Johnson County, Kans., Community College, 1993-1999; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-January 3, 2011); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.