Education:
JD, Harvard Law School, 1985
AB, Stanford University, 1982.

Professional Experience:
Criminal Prosecutor, United States Attorney's Office, 1987-1993
Business Attorney
Columnist, Burbank Leader.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present
Senator, California State Senate, 21th District, 1996-2000
Candidate, California State Assembly, 1994.

Organizations:
Member, National Board, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of America
Member, Burbank Chamber of Commerce
Mock Trial Coach, Burbank High School
Member, Glendale Chamber of Commerce.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, House Democracy Assistance Commission, 2005-present
Co-Chair/Founder, Congressional Caucus for Freedom of the Press, 2006
Co-Chair/Founder, Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, 2003
Co-Chair/Founder, Democratic Study Group on National Security, 2003
Member, Blue Dog Coalition
Member, Congressional Arts Caucus
Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues
Co-Chair/Founder, Congressional Caucus on the Judicial Branch
Member, Congressional Law Enforcement Caucus
Member, Democratic Defense and Military Personnel Task Force
Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Member, Democratic Safe Neighborhoods Task Force
Co-Founder, Freshman for Reform
Member, House Education Caucus
Member, New Democratic Coalition.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Judiciary, Member
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Member
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Member
Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Member
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Member