Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 53, 2001-2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 53, 2018

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1994-2000

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Biomedical Research Caucus

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus

Member, Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease

Member, Coalition on Autism Research and Education

Former Chair, Committee on Consumer Protection, Government Efficiency, and Economic Development, California State Assembly

Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Member, Congressional Brain Injury Task Force

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Member, Congressional China Caucus

Member, Congressional Climate Change Caucus

Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus

Member, Congressional Coastal Caucus

Member, Congressional Cystic Fibrosis Caucus

Member, Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus

Member, Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Internet Caucus

Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Navy-Marine Corps Caucus

Member, Congressional Philanthropy Caucus

Member, Congressional Port Security Caucus

Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Member, Congressional Soccer Caucus

Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Tobacco and Health

Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus

Member, Congressional Zoo and Aquarium Caucus

Former Member, Democratic Leadership Council

Former Member, Education & Labor Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Education and the Workforce Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Friends of New Zealand Congressional Caucus

Former Ranking Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Historic Preservation Caucus

Former Member, House Administration Committee, United States House of Representatives

Member, House Congressional Biotechnology Caucus

Member, House Impact Aid Coalition

Co-Chair, House Mentoring Caucus

Member, House Nursing Caucus

Member, House Oceans Caucus

Member, House Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Caucus

Member, International Conservation Caucus

Member, LGBT Equality Caucus

Member, Modeling and Simulation Caucus

Former Co-Chair, National Security Interagency Reform Working Group

Executive Board, New Democrat Coalition

Member, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

Member, Research and Development Caucus

Former Member, Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, United States House of Representatives

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

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Readiness, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Readiness, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition

Member, Tennis Caucus

Member, United States-China Working Group

Former Member, Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Member, Working Families Caucus

Former Medical and Psychiatric Social Worker

Executive Director, Aaron Price Fellowship Mentoring Program, 1990-1994

Development Associate, KPBS-TV, 1979-1983

Development Associate, KPBS-FM, 1977

Member, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, present

Former Member, June Burnett Institute for Children and Families

Member, National Conference of Christians and Jews

Member, San Diego Consortium and Private Industry Council

Former Youth Volunteer, United Way

President, San Diego League of Women Voters, 1997

President, Board of Education, San Diego Unified School District, 1989-1992

Member, Board of Education, San Diego United School District, 1983-1992

Astrological Sign:

Aries

Awards:

Humane Advocate Award, Humane Society of the United States

Father's Occupation:

Pediatrician, WWI Veteran

Names of Grandchildren:

Henry, Jane, Theo

Number of Grandchildren:

3

Priority Issues:

Health Care, Environment, Education, Veterans Affairs, National Defense and Military Families