(son-in-law of John Bennett Johnston, Jr.), a Representative from Indiana; born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., October 30, 1956; graduated from Penn High School, Mishawaka, Ind.; B.A., University of California, San Diego, Calif., 1979; M.A., Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind., 1982; Ph.D., Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, Ind., 1986; staff, United States Representative John Brademas of Indiana, 1978-1979; instructor, American University, Washington, D.C., 1988; staff, United States Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona, 1985-1989; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1991-January 3, 2003); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002; commissioner, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.