Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 2010-2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 26, 2014

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 37, 2004

Vice Chairman, Assembly Budget Committee

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Assembly

Adjunct Professor, Government and Public Policy, California Lutheran University, present

Co-Owner, Paladin Principle Limited Liability Company, present

Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy Reserves, present

Teacher, California Lutheran University

Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County, 1999-2006

Director of Communications, California Manufacturers and Technology Association, 1996-1999

Deputy Press Secretary, Office of Governor Pete Wilson, 1992-1996

No organizational membership information on file.

Favorite Book:

Team of Rivals: Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Goodwin
Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett
1776, David McCaullaugh
John Adams, David McCaullaugh
Art of War, Sun Tsu

Favorite Movie:

Masters and Commanders
Apocalypse Now
Boogie Nights
Napoleon Dynamite
The Elephant Man
Rear Window
Saving Private Ryan
Mr. Holland's Opus
Gladiator
Old School

Favorite TV Shows:

L.A. Clippers vs. any other team
Battle 360 (Military Channel)
Anything NBA
John Adams (HBO)
ESPN Sports Center

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

We deserve a congressional representative who will focus on uniting the community…by placing people above parties. We need real leadership to fix our broken Congress. I have built a reputation as an independent leader capable of working across the aisle…and achieved results on the important issues facing the district.