Biography
Representative from California; born in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, June 17, 1958; graduated from Westfield Senior High School, Westfield, N.J., 1976; A.B., Duke University, Durham, N.C., 1980; J.D., New York University, New York, N.Y., 1984; lawyer, private practice; economist, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1980-1981; San Diego County, Calif., deputy attorney, 1991-1996; member of the San Diego, Calif., city council, 2000-2008; president of the San Diego, Calif., city council, 2006-2008; commissioner, San Diego unified port district, 2009-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress