Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation, present

Former Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 46, 1997-2016

Candidate, United States Senate, California, 2016

Co-Chair, Democratic National Committee, 1998-2000

Candidate, Anaheim City Council, 1994

Changed Political Party, from Republican Party to Democratic Party, 1992

Member, Blue Dog Coalition, present

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Competitiveness in Entertainment Technology, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Entertainment Industries, present

Member, Congressional Caucus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Korea, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Caucus on Vietnam, present

Founder/Chair, Congressional Caucus on Women in the Military, present

Member, Congressional Cyber-Security Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, present

Member, Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Labor and Working Families Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Mental Health Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Military Families Caucus, present

Member, Democratic National Security Working Group, present

Co-Chair, Immigration Task Force, present

Member, New Democratic Coalition, present

Founder and Co-Chair, Small Business Information Technology (IT) Caucus, present

Member, Task Force on Education, New Democratic Coalition, present

Member, Task Force on Innovation, Competitiveness and Tax Reform, New Democratic Coalition, present

Member, Women's Congressional Caucus, present

Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States House of Represtatives

Former Member, Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Former Member, Homeland Security Committee, United States House of Represtatives

Former Member, Joint Economic Committee, United States Congress

Former Member, Law Enforcement Caucus

Former Member, Older Americans Caucus

Former Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, United States House of Represtatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, United States House of Represtatives

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces

Former Member, Task Force on Oversight and Regulatory Review

Former Employee, Booz Allen Hamilton

Former Employee, Fieldman Rolapp

Financial Manager, Orange County Transportation Authority

Financial President, Amiga Advisors Incorporated, 1993-1996

Financial Associate, Booz, Allen, and Hamilton Incorporated, 1990-1993

Financial Assistant Vice President, Fieldman, Rollapp, and Associates, 1987-1990

Trustee, Chapman University, 2002-present

Member, American Association of University Women, Anaheim, 1995-present

Member, Anaheim Assistance League, 1995-present

Member, Anaheim Rotary Club, 1995-present

Treasurer, Providence Speech and Hearing Center, 1995-present

Board Member, Providence Speech and Hearing, 1985-present

Member, Board of Visitors, United States Air Force, present

Member, Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue, present

Member, Hispanic Advisory Council, Pepperdine University

Member, Los Amigos of Orange County

Former Member, United Food and Commercial Workers

Member, Vietnam Education Board

Board Member, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation

President, National Society of Hispanic Masters of Business Administration, 1993

Astrological Sign:

Capricorn

Father's Occupation:

Union Machinist

Mother's Occupation:

Secretary