Education:
AA, English, Canada College, 1975.

Professional Experience:
Chief-of-Staff, Speaker Leo McCarthy, California State Assembly, 1981-1982
Employee, Arcata National Corporation, 1966-1970
Employee, Aluminum Company of America, 1963-1966.

Political Experience:
Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1993-present
Member, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1982-1992
Member, Democratic National Committee, 1981-1992
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988
President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1986
Chair, San Mateo Democratic Party, 1978-1982.

Organizations:
Chair, Board of Directors, San Mateo County General Hospital, 1984-1992
Member, American Association of University Women
Former Chair, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Former Member, Bay Conservation & Development Commission
Democratic Activists for Women Now
Junior League of Palo Alto
League of Conservation Voters
Member, League of Women Voters
Co-Founder, San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, National Committee on Presidential Nominations, 1981
Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Co-Chair, Cancer Care Working Group
Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE)
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional E-911 Caucus
Member, Congressional Food Safety Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional High-Tech Caucus
Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
Co-Founder, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus
Founding Member, Congressional Internet Caucus
Member, Congressional Organic Caucus
Member, Congressional Prevention Coalition
Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus
Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Vice Chair, Democratic Budget Group
Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Co-Chair, Democratic Leader's High Technology Advisory Group
Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group
Co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on Health Care
Vice Chair, House 21st Century Health Care Caucus
Member, House Biotechnology Caucus
Member, House Cancer Caucus
Co-Chair, House Information Technology Working Group
Co-Chair, House Medical Technology Caucus
Member, House National Marine Sanctuary Caucus
Member, House Oceans Caucus
Member, House Recycling Caucus
Co-Chair, Information Technology Round Table
Member, Long-Term Care Caucus
Co-Chair, Medical Technology Caucus
Member, National Women's Political Caucus
Member, New Democrat Coalition
Member, United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus.

Committees:
Energy and Commerce, Member
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, Member
Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce), Member