Education:
Diploma, Brownsville High School, 1954.

Professional Experience:
Businesswoman, Ford Motor Company, 1970-1992.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1999-present
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1993-1998
Council Member, Norwalk City Council, 1986-1992
Mayor, City of Norwalk, 1989-1990.

Organizations:
Member, American Legion Auxiliary
Director, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
Member, Norwalk International Friendship Commissions
Member, Norwalk Sub-Station Authority, Sheriff's Department
Founder, Southeast Coalition for Safe Drinking Water
Chair, Southeast Los Angeles County Private Industry Council
Member, United States/Mexico Sister Cities Association
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Founder, 38th District Health Consortium
Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease
Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease
Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation
Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Former Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus
Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Mental Health Caucus
Member, Democratic Caucus
Member, Diversity and Innovation Caucus
Member, Health Task Force
Member, Manufacturing Task Force
Member, New Democrat Coalition
Member, Out of Iraq Caucus
Member, Women's Caucus.

Committees:
Natural Resources, Member
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Member
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Member
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, Member
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Member
Subcommittee on Water and Power, Chair
Transportation and Infrastructure, Member