Education:
JD, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
BA, Spanish Literature, University of California, Berkeley, 1991.

Professional Experience:
Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Orange County Central Labor Council, (AFL-CIO) American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Attorney
Author
Bilingual Aide
Campaign Aide
Instructor, English as a Second Language
Intern, Chief Justice, Central District Court, Honorable Judge Terry Hatter Jr.
Compliance Officer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
Lecturer, National Association of Elected and Appointed Officials
Compliance Officer, National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present.

Organizations:
Member, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441, 1998-present.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Co-Founder, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus.

Committees:
Judiciary, Member
Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Membership, Member
Subcommittee on Social Security, Member
Subcommittee on Trade, Member
Ways and Means, Member