Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Arizona, District 6, 2014, 2016

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 6, 2012

Candidate, Arizona State House of Representatives, District 8, 2010

No caucus information on file.

Teacher, Phoenix Union High School District, 1995-present

Chair, Scottsdale Democratic Luncheon Club, present

Member, Arizona Education Association

Former Unit Chair, Classroom Teachers' Association, Phoenix Union High School District

Member, National Education Association

Favorite Book:

HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING by Dale Carnegie
FROM THE CENTER OF THE AISLE by Senator Dennis DeConcini
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS by Adam Smith
THE GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST, AND MONEY by John Maynard Keynes
ULYSSES by James Joyce
TEACHER MAN by Frank McCourt

Favorite Quote:

"There is no situation that is not transfigurable."
Bishop Desmond Tutu

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude."
Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with."
W.C. Fields

"Keep a positive attitude."
U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini (in a letter
to me many years ago)

Favorite TV Shows:

Seinfeld

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Swimming, reading