A Representative from California; born in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., August 28, 1952; B.A., Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C., 1975; M.B.A., American University, Washington, D.C., 1979; business manager; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Santa Monica-Malibu, Calif., school district board, 1992; member of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district board, 1994-2006; member of the California state house of representatives, 2006-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress (January 3, 2013-present).