Senator, California State Senate, District 15, 2012-2020

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 24, 2006-2012

Supervisor/Chair, County Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara, 1994-2006

Member, San Jose City Council, 1980-1994

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Biliteracy and Dual Immersion Programs in California Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

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

Former Member, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Governance and Finance Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Human Services Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Human Services Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Jobs and Economic Development Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Audit, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Passenger Rail Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Policy Alignment and State Government Efficiency Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Health and Developmental Services Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Safety Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, San Jose City Planning Commission

Former Member, Select Committee on Mental Health, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee 5 on Corrections, Public Safety and the Judiciary, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on Modernizing Government, California State Senate

Former Member, Taxation and Revenue Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Transportation Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Transportation and Housing Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Development Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Veterans' Affairs, California State Assembly

No professional experience on file.

Member, Advisory Board, Silicon Valley Rapid Transit Policy, 2002-present

Founder, Children's Health Initiative, 2001-present

Member, Californians for Better Transportation Board

Chair, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, 1998-2000

Awards:

Jacob Javits Public Service Award, American Psychiatric Association, 2009; Bulldog Award, The ARC of California, 2012; Summa Cum Laude Award, California Small Business Association, 2009; Champion of College Opportunity, Campaign for College Opportunity, 2009; California Public Citizen of the Year, National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter, 2011; Legislator of the Year, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, 2011; Champion Award, Women's Foundation of California, 2011; LACY Award, Silicon Valley Legal Advocates for Youth, 2011; Champion Award Women's Foundation of California 2011; LACY Award Silicon Valley Legal Advocates for Youth 2011;Legislator of the Year - 2015 Junior League of California June 2015; California Tech Champion 2014 TechAmerica January 2015; Legislator of the Year 2015 ARCA March 2015