Member, United States House of Representatives

From Fremont, CA; born in Milwaukee, WI, November 11, 1931; education: graduated from Wauwatosa, WI, High School, 1949; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1953; University of California, Berkeley, M.B.A., 1960; East Bay Skills Center, Oakland, G.E.D. (honorary), 1972; served in U.S. Air Force, 1955-57, first lieutenant; banker, founder, and president, Security National Bank, Walnut Creek, CA, 1963-72; trustee, California Democratic Council; chairman, board of trustees, Starr King School of Ministry, Berkeley; trustee, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley; sponsor, Northern California American Civil Liberties Union; board member: Housing Development Corporation and Council for Civic Unity; director, Common Cause, 1971-72; children: Jeffrey Peter, Beatrice Stark Winslow, Thekla Stark Wainwright, Sarah Stark Ramirez, Fortney Stark III, Hannah and Andrew; married: Deborah Roderick; committees: Ways and Means (senior member); Joint Committee on Taxation; elected to the 93rd Congress, November 7, 1972; reelected to each succeeding Congress.