Biography
Representative from California; born in Lynwood, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 7, 1960; graduated from Katella High School, Anaheim, Calif., 1978; B.A., Chapman University, Orange, Calif., 1982; M.B.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1984; financial analyst; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2017); was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate.
Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress