Education:
BA, Sociology, University of Arizona, 1986.

Professional Experience:
Assistant Dean, Hispanic Student Affairs, University of Arizona, 1987
Director, El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, 1975-1986
Community Organizer
Founder, El Rio Community Health Center.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present
Chair, Pima County Board of Supervisors, 2000-2002
Elected Member, Pima County Board of Supervisors, 1988-2002.

Organizations:
Member, National Association of Latino Elected Officials, present
Board Member, National Center for Interpretation, 2004-present
Board Member, Hispanic Family Literacy Institute, 2003-present
Board Member, Mexican American Studies and Research Center Board, University of Arizona, 2000-present
Member, National School Board Association, 1975-1986
Honorary Board Member, Borderlinks
Board Member, Progressive Democrats of America
Board of Directors, Progressive Kick Committee.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Vice Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 2006-2007
Chair, Democratic Caucus Environment Task Force, 2003-2006
Chair, Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, 1980-1986
Board Member, Tucson Unified School District Governing Board, 1974-1986
21st Century Health Care Caucus
Bipartisan Congressional Refugee Caucus
Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus
Bipartisan Pro-Choice Caucus
Children & Families Task Force
Children’s Environmental Health Caucus
Congressional Armenian Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus
Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Congressional Bike Caucus
Congressional Border Caucus
Congressional Caucus on Addiction, Treatment and Recovery
Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention
Congressional Child Care Caucus
Congressional Climate Change Caucus
Congressional Coalition on Adoption
Congressional Community College Caucus
Congressional Community Health Centers Caucus
Congressional Diabetes Caucus
Congressional Financial and Literacy Caucus
Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus
Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Congressional Kidney Caucus
Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus
Congressional Long Term Caucus
Congressional Missing and Exploited Children Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional National Landscape Conservation System
Congressional National Parks Caucus
Congressional National Wildlife Refuge Caucus
Congressional Native American Caucus
Congressional Nursing Caucus
Congressional Out of Iraq Caucus
Congressional Out of Poverty Caucus
Congressional Port Security Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus
Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
Congressional Rural Housing Caucus
Congressional Science & Math Education Caucus
Congressional Songwriters Caucus
Congressional Spina Bifida Caucus
Congressional Victim’s Rights Caucus
Congressional Western Caucus
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Caucus
Education & Job Training Task Force
Health & Medicare Task Force
Homeland Security Task Force
Vice-Chair, House Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus
Immigration Task Force
Jobs & the Economy Task Force
National Health Insurance Caucus
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus
Rural Health Care Coalition
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Caucus
Social Security Task Force.

Committees:
Education and Labor, Member
Natural Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Chair
Subcommittee on Water and Power, Member
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member