Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 36, 2022-present

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, California State Assembly

Member, Select Committee on California's Clean Energy Economy, California State Assembly

Member, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Assembly

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 56, 2014-2022

Mayor, City of Coachella, 2006-2014

Member, Coachella City Council, 2004-2014

Member, Budget Committee

Member, Committee on Governmental Organization

Chair, Committee on Utilities and Energy

Member, Communications and Conveyance Committee

Member, Human Services Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Member, Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy

Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs

Member, Select Committee on Offshore Wind Energy in California

Member, Select Committee on State Parks

Member, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color

Member, Subcommittee 3 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation

Chair, Select Committee on California's Lithium Economy, California State Assembly

Member, Select Committee on Uplifting Girls and Women of Color in California, California State Assembly

Member, Select Committee on Technology and the Future of California’s Agricultural Workforce, California State Assembly

Member, elect Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, California State Assembly

Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs, California State Assembly

Member, Select Committee on California-México Bi-National Affairs, California State Assembly

Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly

Member, Communications and Conveyance Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, California-Mexico Bi-National Affairs Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Civic Engagement Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Digital Divide in Rural California Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Economic Development and Investment in Rural California Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Renewable Energy Development and Restoration of the Salton Sea Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Craft Brewing and Distilling, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on End of Life Health Care, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Ending the School to Prison Pipeline, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Environmental Quality and the Green Economy in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Environmental Quality in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, California State Assembly

Former Member, Status of Girls and Women of Color Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Transportation Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Workforce and Vocational Development Committee, California State General Assembly

No professional experience on file.

Volunteer, Flying Doctors, present

Volunteer, The Clinton Foundation, present

Member, California Air Resources Board

Former Chair, Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone

Former Chair, Executive Committee, Coachella Valley Association of Governments

Former Chair, Sunline Transit Agency

Awards:

Legislator of the Year, 2017, California Parks and Recreation Society
Pavley/Nunez Award for Clean Energy Innovation, California Clean Energy Fund

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Soccer, bike riding and spending time with wife and kids.