Biography
Representative from California; born in Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y., July 10, 1956; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1978; journalist; public policy analyst; member of the California state assembly, 1982-1992, 1996-2000; member of the California state senate, 2000-2008; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992; unsuccessful candidate for election for Governor of California in 2003; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2009-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress