Senator, California State Senate, District 07, 2015-present

Candidate, California State Senate, District 7, 2020

Mayor, City of Orinda, 2007, 2012, 2015

Member, City of Ornida City Council, 2004-2015

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 16, 2014

Member, Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development

Member, Education Committee

Chair, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee

Member, Governance and Finance Committee

Member, Governmental Organization Committee

Member, Health Committee

Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry

Member, Select Committee on Career Technology and the New Economy

Chair, Student Success Committee

Member, Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority Board, present

Former Chair, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development, California State Senate

Former Chair, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Student Success Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on California's Innovation, Technology and LIfe Sciences Economy, California State Senate

President, Glazer & Associates, 1989-present

Senior Political Advisor, Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown, 2009-2012

Trustee, California State University Trustee, 2011-present

Member, Statewide Leadership Council, Public Policy Institute of California, present

Former President, Associated Students, San Diego State University

Priority Issues:

I'm a fiscal conservative with socially progressive values. I have the record of proven independence to stand up to the powerful special interests that dominate the State Legislature. I believe that state government needs to live within its means, curb pension abuse and make tax dollars work harder and hold the line on new taxes.

I am a small business leader who believes the best way to ensure budget stability is to create jobs and grow our economy. I support a ban on transit strikes. I want to break the link between legislating and campaign donations, demanding an end to secret promises made through candidate questionnaires.

As a lifelong environmental advocate, I am proud to have been recognized by the Trust for Public Land and Save the Bay for my environmental leadership. I believe we must protect open space and our environmental resources for future generations.

I have organized campaigns to fund homeless shelters, affordable housing and residences for abused women and foster children.

I am strongly pro-choice, support marriage equality and equal pay for equal work.

In my eleven year record of public service I have worked with the community to improve schools and libraries, protect open space, repair crumbling infrastructures to increase public safety, all while maintaining fiscal accountability.

Spouse's Occupation:

AT&T Executive