Delegate, State Central Committee, California Assembly District 74,California Democratic Party, 2015-present

State Central Committee Delegate, California Congressional District 48, California Democratic Party, 2013-present

County Central Committee Delegate, California Congressional District 48, Democratic Party of Orange County, 2013-present

Chair/President, West Orange County Democrats, 2013-present

Delegate, National Convention, California Congressional District 45, Democratic National Committee, 2016

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 45, 2016

Ex-Officio, State Central Committee, California Congressional District 48, California Democratic Party, 2013-2015

Member, Candidate Recruitment Committee, Democratic Party of Orange County, 2013-2015

Ex-Officio, County Central Committee, California Congressional District 48, Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC), 2013-2015

Delegate, State Central Committee, California Assembly District 70,California Democratic Party, 2011-2013

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 48, 2012

Member, Business & Professional Caucus, California Democratic Party, 2011-present

Member, Computer & Internet (aka Science & Technology) Caucus, California Democratic Party, 2011-present

Member, Environmental Caucus, California Democratic Party, 2011-present

Member, Progressive Caucus, California Democratic Party, 2011-present

Member, Services Committee & Information Systems Committee, Democratic Party of Orange County, 2013-2015

Chief Scientist/Engineer, MCE Communications, 1987-present

Founder/Chair/President, MCE Communications, 1987-present

Host, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) - Greater Orange County, 2013-present

Community Organizer, MoveOn.org - Irvine & South Orange County, 2011-2012

Co-Founder/Co-Organizer, Occupy Orange County, 2011-2012

Member, Occupy Wall Street, 2011-2012

Co-Founder/Event Coordinator, Organizing for America - Irvine and South Orange County, 2010-2011

Chair, Speakers Committee, Orange County Progressive Summit 2011, 2010-2011

Priority Issues:

* Get Money Out of Politics by taking on Wall Street and Billionaires
* A progressive agenda that creates jobs, increases income, and protects the environment
* Address Climate Change
* Address Failed Trade Policies
* Address Immigration Reform
* Make Public College Education Attainable
* Strengthening ObamaCare and Providing Healthcare for All
* Strengthening Social Security, Medicare, TriCare, and ADA
* Create a 21st Century Glass-Steagall
* Marijuana and Hemp Legalization and Taxation
* Label Genetically Modified Food
* Promote Diplomacy Over War

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I am a scientist and an engineer by education, a small business owner for the last 30+ years, a 35+ years resident of Orange County, and a long-time activist for causes pertaining to improved quality of life for all citizens of our great country. I believe in an effective and efficient Government, focused on issues of the ?common good? that can only be addressed through an honest democratic process by citizen legislators, representing WE the People ? not by career politicians representing narrow special interests. I believe in the free market system, but not in crony capitalism which privatizes profits and socializes losses. I believe in a free market system with adequate safeguards for consumers and protection of our environment. I believe in a free market system with a level playing field between capital and labor, one that provides safe working conditions and living wages not subject to threats of ?outsourcing?.

I AM RUNNING TO BE YOUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN.

Is it acceptable in America that the top 0.1% now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90%? Is it acceptable that 99% of new income is going to the top 1%? Is it acceptable that Wall Street and billionaires are spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to buy elections? This is why we must overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections!

Is it right that in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, most of our young people either can't afford to go to college or leave school deeply in debt? If we stand up, fight back, we can do a lot better!

THAT'S WHY I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS.

We must make a fundamental decision. Do we continue the 40-year decline of our middle class and the growing gap between the very rich and everyone else, or do we fight for a progressive economic agenda that creates jobs, increases income, protects the environment, addresses climate change, failed trade policies, and immigration reform, makes public college education attainable, provides healthcare for all, strengthens Social Security, Medicare, Tricare, and ADA, and promotes diplomacy over war?

Are we prepared to take on the enormous economic and political power of the billionaire class, or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy? These are the most important questions of our time, and how we answer them will determine the future of our country.

I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE ENDORSED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

I'm also the only Democratic candidate in this race that has been endorsed by the California Democratic Party (CADEM), Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC), Orange County Young Democrats (OCYD), and Progressive Democrats of America (PDA).