US Representative for Florida's 22nd district. Born in Bethlehem, PA., May 7, 1966; B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1988; J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, 1990; lawyer, private practice; member of the Florida state senate, 2007-2010; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Robert Wexler and reelected to the succeeding Congresses (April 13, 2010-present).