Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 46, 2016

Senator, California State Senate, 1999-2006

No caucus information on file.

Partner, Robinson, Caleagnie & Robinson, 1996-present

Consumer Attorney

Co-Founder, Voice of Orange County

Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ceresi, 1983-1995

Former Executive Director, State Bar of California

Awards:

Legislator-of-the-Year Awards
* California State Firefighters' Association, 1999
* Peace Officers Research Association of California, 1999
* California League of Conservation Voters - Freshman of the Year, 2000
* California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, 2000
* California Children's Hospitals Association, 2001
* Orange County Medical Association - Health Hero, 2001
* California Building Industry Association, 2001, 2005
* Affordable Housing Clearinghouse, 2001
* Orange County Community Clinics Association, 2001
* CA Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 2002
* League of United Latin American Citizens -- Esperanza Award, 2002; Citizen of the Year, 2005
* California Congress of Seniors, 2002
* California State Sheriffs' Association, 2003
* American Judges Association, The Glenn R. Winters Award, 2004
* Children's Specialty Care Coalition, 2004
* California Judges Association - Scales of Justice Award, 2004
* California National Emergency Number Association, 2004
* California State Bar, 2004
* Santa Barbara County Medical Society, 2004
* California Alliance of Retired Americans, 2005
* California Children's Hospital Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006
* Judicial Council of California, The Stanley Mosk Defender of Justice Award, 2006
* Sierra Club, Outstanding Public Service Award, 2007

Recognitions
* UCI Chief Executive Roundtable for Outstanding Commitment to UCI & UCI Medical Center, 2001
* Military Order of the Purple Heart for Exceptional Support of Veterans, 1999
* Dubbed by California Lawyer Magazine as "The Man Who Cracked Enron", 2002
* Consumer Attorneys of California Presidential Award of Merit, 1993 through 1995, and 1997
* Recognized by California Lawyer magazine, Top 100 Lawyers in California, 2001 through 2006
* The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Recognition for outstanding service to Hispanic Community, 2001
* Vietnamese Community of Southern California, Inc., Recognition for supporting religious freedom and humanitarian rights in Vietnam, 2001.
* Recipient of California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) Award for Government/Public Policy, 2002 and 2005
* Recipient of California Journal's award for Hardest Working Senator, 2002
* Recognized by California Journal as one of the top legislators for leadership potential, integrity, problem-solving and quick study, 2002
* Recognized by Orange County Business Journal as "The Person To Watch" 2002, 2003 and as "one of the 50 most influential people in Orange County", 2003
* Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award, 2003

Father's Occupation:

World War II Army veteran and a third generation union member, who worked for the Union Advocate newspaper