Biography
Representative from California; born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., July 7, 1953; graduated from Buchser High School, Santa Clara, Calif., 1970; B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1974; Ph.D., California School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles, Calif., 1979; professor, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, Calif., 1981-1988; professor, East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, Calif., 1988-2001; member of the Garvey, Calif., school district, 1985-1988; member of the Monterey Park, Calif., city council, 1988-2001; Mayor of Monterey Park, Calif. 1990, 1994, and 1999; member of the California state assembly, 2001-2006; member of the California state board of equalization, 2006-2009; vice chair, 2009; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Hilda Solis, and reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (July 14, 2009-present).Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
