[4] He graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1953.

[5] He graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science[4] in 1957 and from the Indiana University School of Law with a Master of Laws[4] and Juris Doctor.

[5] He is also an alumnus of Indiana State University and Stetson College of Law.

He served as a Republican,[6] but has since switched his party affiliation to Democrat.

[9][4] He married Anne Kantor of Tampa on October 25, 2020.