a Representative from Virginia; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1950; graduated from The Venard High School, Clarks Summit, Pa., 1967; B.A., Maryknoll College, Glen Ellyn, Ill., 1971; M.P.A., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1979; business executive; nonprofit organization director; member of the Fairfax County, Va., board of supervisors, 1995-2003; chairman of the Fairfax County, Va., board of supervisors, 2004-2008; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present).