Background Info
M/F: Male
Family: Wife: Vera; 2 Children: Jonathan, Stacey.
Date of Birth: 09/06/1941
Place of Birth: Parkdale, AR
Home town: Chicago
Religious Beliefs: Baptist
Education:
PhD, Public Administration, Union Institute, 1977
MA, Guidance, Chicago State University, 1968
BA, History, Arkansas A.M. & N. College, 1961.
Professional Work:
Special Assistant to President, Mile Square Community Health Center, 1976-1981
Executive Director, West Side Health Planning, 1972-1979
Consultant, Westside Health Planning, 1971-1972
Director of Training, Martin Luther King Junior Health Center, 1969-1971
Executive Director, Greater Lawndale Conservation Commission, 1969
Teacher/Counselor, Chicago Public Schools, 1962-1969
Clerk, United States Postal Service, 1961-1962.
Political Experience:
State Central Committeeman, Illinois Democratic Party, 1998-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present
Commissioner, Cook County Board of Commissioners, 1990-1996
Candidate, Mayor of Chicago, 1991
Alderman, Chicago City Council, 1979-1990
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1984, 1986.