A Representative from Michigan; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 29, 1952; graduated from Gladstone High School, Gladstone, Mich., 1970; A.A., Northwestern Michigan Community College, 1972; B.S., Saginaw Valley State College, University Center, Mich., 1977; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Mich., 1981; patrolman, Escanaba, Mich., police department, 1972-1973; trooper, Michigan department of state police, 1973-1984; member of the Michigan state house of representatives, 1989-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-present). A Representative from Michigan; born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 29, 1952; graduated from Gladstone High School, Gladstone, Mich., 1970; A.A., Northwestern Michigan Community College, 1972; B.S., Saginaw Valley State College, University Center, Mich., 1977; J.D., Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Mich., 1981; patrolman, Escanaba, Mich., police department, 1972-1973; trooper, Michigan department of state police, 1973-1984; member of the Michigan state house of representatives, 1989-1990; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993-January 3, 2011); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.