Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 30, 2024

Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 2006-2012

Candidate, City Attorney, City of Los Angeles, 2001

Member, Los Angeles City Council, 1995-2001

Majority Policy Leader, California State Assembly, 2010-present

Chair, Advisory Committee, Mayor's Affordable Housing Trust

Legislative Participant, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Director, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, House of Justice

Judicial Clerk, California Supreme Court

Attorney, Hufstedler, Miller, Carlson & Beardsley

Teacher, Law School, University of California, Los Angeles

Attorney, Morrison & Foerster

Commentator, National Public Radio KPCC

Teacher, School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles

Board Member, California Common Cause

Board Member, Visiting Committee, Board of Overseers, Harvard Law School