A Representative from Washington; born in Arlington, Snohomish County, Wash., June 15, 1965; graduated from Arlington High School, Arlington, Wash., 1983; B.A., Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash., 1987; M.P.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., 1990; member of the Snohomish, Wash., county council, 1998-2000; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2001-present).