Born Milwaukee, August 6, 1949; married; 2 children. Graduate Riverside H.S.; A.A. MATC (Milw.) 1975; B.S. UW-Milwaukee 1976. Full-time legislator. Former City of Milwaukee health officer, postal worker, and industrial printer. Member: NAACP; National Labor Caucus of State Legislators (pres.); Natl. Conference of State Legislatures (exec. com.); Natl. Black Caucus of State Legislators (exec. com.); African American Male Natl. Council (exec. bd.); AFSCME Local 1091 (former chief steward). Former member: Fed. of Black City Empl. (pres.); Isaac Coggs and MLK Community Health Centers Bd. (bd. chair). Governor’s Business Opportunity Advisory Commission (co-chp.); Governor’s Commission on Reducing Racial Disparities in Wisconsin’s Criminal Justice System (co-chp.). Majority Caucus Sergeant at Arms 2007; Majority Caucus Vice Chairperson 1989, 1987, 1985.