Education
BA, Religion, Philosophy, Fisk University, 1963
BA, Theology, American Baptist Theological Seminary, 1961.
Professional Experience
Community Affairs Director, National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 1980-1982
Director, ACTION Federal Volunteer Agency, 1977.
Political Experience
Senior Chief Deputy Minority Whip, United States House of Representatives
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1987-present
Councilman, Atlanta City Council, 1982-1986
Sought Democratic Nomination, United States House of Representatives for Special Election, 1977.
Organizations
Chair, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, 1963-1966
Coordinater, Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964
Associate Director, Field Foundation
Martin Luther King Center for Social Change, African American Institute
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Director, Voter Education Project.
Current Office
House of Representatives
County
Clayton (part), Cobb (part), DeKalb (part), Fulton (part).
Population (2000), 629,727.
Zipcodes
30067, 30075-76, 30080, 30082, 30126, 30213, 30272, 30296,
30301-21, 30324-34, 30336-37, 30339, 30342-44, 30346, 30348-50,
30354-55, 30357-58, 30361, 30364, 30368-71, 30374-75, 30377-79,
30384, 30392, 30394, 30904, 30909, 31032, 31106, 31126, 31131-
32, 31156, 31192-93, 31328
Washington, D.C. Address
343 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3801
Fax: 202-225-0351
District Address
The Equitable Building, 100 Peachtree Street, Northwest, Suite 1920
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-659-0116
Fax: 404-331-0947