First elected in 1982

Date of birth: 6/17/1946

Top issues: Energy, Manufacturing, Immigration Reform, Campaign Finance Reform

Committees: House Appropriations Committee

Former profession: Director of Planning for National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, Domestic Policy Advisor to President Carter, City and Regional Planner

Education: M.U.P., University of Michigan; B.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Massachusetts Institute of Technology