Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 25, 2022-present

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 25, 2022, 2024

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 27, 2016-2022

Council Member, San Jose City Council, 2009-2016

Chair, Committee on Labor and Employment

Member, Housing and Community Development Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Select Committee on Biodiversity

Member, Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction, and Overdose Prevention

Member, Select Committee on Opportunities and Barriers for People with Disabilities in the Workplace

Member, Select Committee on Poverty and Economic Inclusion

Member, Select Committee on Restorative Justice

Member, Select Committee on Social Housing

Chair, Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers

Member, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color

Member, Transportation Committee

Member, Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee

Former Chair, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Coastal Protection Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, California State Assembly

Former Member, Education Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Housing and Community Development Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Local Emergency Preparedness Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, California State Assembly

Chair, San José City Council Transportation and Environment Committee

Former Member, Select Committee on Craft Brewing and Distilling, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Ending the School to Prison Pipeline, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Hate Crimes, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Infectious Diseases, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on International and Regional Agreements, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Local Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Women in the Workplace, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector, California State Assembly

Former Instructor, San Jose State University

Professor, Lincoln Law School of San Jose, 1999-2010

Planning Commissioner, City of San Jose, 2006-2008

Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County Office of the Public Defender, 1997-2008

Board Member, HomeFirst Advisory, 2014-present

Silicon Valley Honorary Chair, New Leaders Council, 2010-present

Board Member, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club, 2005-present

Member, San Jose Rotary Club, 2003-present

Founder, Hayes Neighborhood Association, present

Former Board Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association

Board Member, Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, 2008-2017

Former Chair, Board of Directors, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, 2013-2016

Board Member, CalTrain (Joint Powers), 2009-2015

Board Member, Sister Cities International, 2013-2015

Board Member, Association of Bay Area Governments, 2009-2014

Chair/Member, Board of Directors, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, 2014

Board Member, African Community Health Institute, 2006-2008

Board Member, Somos Mayfair, 2005-2008

Member, Human Rights Commission for City of San Jose, 2000-2006

Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association Board of Trustees, 2002-2006

Board Member, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, 1999-2002, 2004-2006

Board Member, Asian Law Alliance, 2001-2003

Member, Domestic Violence Council for Santa Clara County, 2000-2003

Board Member, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, 2000-2003

Awards:

2015 League of Conservation Voters Legislator of the Year Award; 2015 Hindu American Foundation Pride of the Community Award; 2014 African American Community Service Agency Drum Major Award; 2014 Chitresh Das Dance Company Arts Seva Award; 2012 Inductee into the East Side Union High School District Hall of Fame; 2012 BAYMEC Straight Ally Award; 2012 San José/Silicon Valley NAACP Legislator Award; 2012 National Coalition of 100 Black Women- Silicon Valley Chapter Man of the Year; 2011 Human Agenda Human Rights Award; 2010 South Asian Bar Association Trailblazer Award; 2009 Santa Clara County Bar Association Diversity Committee Unsung Heroes Award; 2009 South Asian Bar Association Northern California Government Attorney of the Year; 2009 South Bay Labor Council Rookie Legislator of the Year

Favorite Quote:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost