Biography
Representative from California; born in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., April 13, 1952; graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High School, Fresno, Calif., 1970; B.A., California State University, Fresno, Calif., 1974; member of the California state assembly, 1978-1994; member of the California state senate, 1994-2002; professional advocate; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Ninth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
