Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 24, 1998-2016

Won Special Election, Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1998

Member, Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus, present

Member, Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, present

Member, Coalition on Autism Research and Education, present

Member, Congressional Aerospace Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Bike Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Coastal Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Community College Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Goods Movement Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Heart & Stroke Coalition, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present

Member, Congressional National Parks Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Native American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Oceans Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Organic Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Recycling Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, present

Founder, Congressional School Health and Safety Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Specialty Crop Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease, present

Member, Congressional Task Force on International HIV/AIDS, present

Member, Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Vision Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Wine Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Working Group on Parkinson's Disease, present

Member, Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus, present

Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus, present

Co-Chair and Founder, House Nursing Caucus, present

Co-Chair, National Marine Sanctuary Caucus, present

Member, New Democratic Coalition, present

Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, present

Former Member, Bi-Partisan Pro-Choice Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Infant Health and Safety

Member, Congressional Global Health Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional Hearing Health Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Intelligent Transportation Systems Caucus

Founder, Congressional Nursing Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Passenger Rail Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Port Security Caucus

Former Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Former Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, LGBT Equality Caucus

Former Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Organization

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Out of Iraq Caucus

Former Member, Prescription Drug Task Force

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), United States House of Representatives

Instructor, Early Childhood Education, Santa Barbara City College

Former Nursing Instructor, Portland, Oregon

Former Director, Santa Barbara County Parent and Child Enrichment Center

Founder, Santa Barbara County Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project

Former Nurse, Santa Barbara School District

Former Public Health Advocate, Santa Barbara School District

Head Nurse, Yale New Haven Hospital

Member, American Association of University Women, present

Board Member, American Heart Association, present

Board Member, American Red Cross, present

Member, California Democratic Party, present

Board Member, Family Service Agency, present

Member, Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Grace Lutheran Church, present

Member, Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce, present

Board Member, Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee, present

Astrological Sign:

Capricorn

Names of Grandchildren:

Oscar, Aden, David, Walter, Mary, Ellen, Sarah, Anna

Number of Grandchildren:

8