hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm kˈoʊlɹeɪn hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ænd ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm ˈoʊbɚlˌɪn kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wɪð ɐ pəlˈɪɾɪkəl sˈaɪəns dᵻɡɹˈiː.
He graduated from Colerain High School in 1976, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1980 with a political science degree.