A Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 19, 1973; attended Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pa., 1991; Kings College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; J.D., Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pa.; United States Army; lawyer, private practice; professor; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.