A Representative from Ohio; born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 30, 1949; B.A., Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1977; J.D., Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1980; lawyer, private practice; Columbus (Ohio) board of education, 1992-1999; president, Columbus (Ohio) board of education, 1999; unsuccessful candidate for the Ohio state senate, 1996; Franklin County (Ohio) board of commissioners, 2001-2008; president, Franklin County (Ohio) board of commissioners, 2005-2007; unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in 2006; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress (January 3, 2009-January 3, 2011); unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010.