sentences:  His mother was a sixth-grade teacher who represented Stamford in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1991 to 2003.McDonald was educated at the Stamford Public Schools (Stark, Dolan and Stamford High School), and completed a Bachelor's degree in Government from Cornell University.He completed a Juris Doctor at the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1991, and served as managing editor of the "Connecticut Journal of International Law".