Former Democratic Whip, California State General Assembly

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 27, 2010-2016

Speaker Pro Tempore, California State General Assembly, 2012-2015

Member, San José City Council, 2001-2010

Representative, California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, 2013-present

Member, League of California Cities-Latino Caucus, present

Former Chair, Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Assembly Budget Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Business and Professions Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Campus Climate Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Health Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Legislative Budget Committee, California

Former Chair, Assembly Status of GIrls and Women of Color Committee, California

Former Chair, Assembly Subcommittee 5 on Public Safety, California

Former Member, Assembly Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation Committee, California

Former Member, Assembly Women in the Workplace Committee, California

Former Member, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Gang Prevention Task Force

Former Member, Local Government Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Neighborhood Services and Education Committee

Former Member, Silicon Valley Anti-Litter Campaign

Former Vice Chair, Transportation and Environment Committee

Former Member, Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, California State Assembly

Former Community Relations Coordinator, City of San José

Former Chief of Staff, San José City Councilmember Diaz

Founding Member, San José Latino Leadership Alliance

Awards:

Has received honors from: Clean Water Coalition, California Latino Legislative Caucus Institute for Public Policy, Lupus Foundation of Northern California, Tech America, La Cooperativa Compesina de California, the Little Saigon-San Jose Foundation, the League of California Cities' Latino Caucus, the Santa Clara County Democratic Club, and the American GI Forum Women of California.

Priority Issues:

Her current legislative efforts include:
Social justice
Job creation
Middle class growth
Working families
Public safety
Access to health care
Latino community in California and
Quality education.