(Dem.), 3rd Congressional District Born La Crosse, March 16, 1963; married; 2 children. Graduate Logan H.S.; B.A. Harvard U. 1985; M.A. London School of Economics (England); J.D. U. of Minnesota Law School 1990. Attorney. Former La Crosse County assistant district attorney and State of Wisconsin special prosecutor. Member: U.S. Supreme Court Bar; State Bar of Wis. and La Crosse Co. Bar Assn.; Assn. of State Prosecutors; Democratic Party; Wis. Harvard Club (bd. of dir.); Boys and Girls Club of La Crosse (bd. of dir.); Coulee Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (bd. of dir.); Moose Club; Optimist Club. Elected to U.S. House of Representatives 1996; reelected since 1998. Committee assignments: 108th Congress - Budget Committee; Education and the Workforce Committee (since 105th Congress) and its Subcommittees on Education Reform and on 21st Century Competitiveness; Resources Committee (since 105th Congress). Congressional memberships: New Democrat Coalition (co-chair); Upper Mississippi River Task Force (founder); Rural Health Care Coalition; Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus; Human Rights Caucus; Native American Caucus; Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus. House Leadership: Deputy Minority Whip. Telephones: Washington office: (202) 225-5506; District offices: Eau Claire: (715) 831-9214; La Crosse: (608) 782-2558; Toll free: (888) 442-8040. Internet address: http://www.house.gov/kind/ E-mail address: [email protected] Voting address: 3061 Edgewater Lane, La Crosse 54603. Mailing addresses: Washington office: 1406 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-4906; District offices: 131 S. Barstow Street, Suite 301, Eau Claire 54701; 205 5th Avenue South, Suite 226, La Crosse 54601. (Blue Book 2003-04)Learn More
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