President Pro Tempore, California State Senate, 2018-present

Senator, California State Senate, District 39, 2016-present

Candidate, California State Senate, District 39, 2020

Speaker, California State Assembly, 2014-2016

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 78, 2010-2016

Majority Floor Leader, California State Assembly, 2012-2014

Majority Whip, California State Assembly, 2011-2012

Member, City Council, San Diego, District 3, 2000-2008

Deputy Mayor, City of San Diego, 2005

Member, Joint Committee on Rules

Chair, Rules Committee

Former Representative, Board and Executive Committee, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System

Former Member, Committee on Agriculture, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Health, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Housing and Community Development, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Veterans Affairs, California State Assembly

Former Member, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Health Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Homelessness Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Housing and Community Development Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, California State Senate

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

Former Member, Joint Committee on Rules, California State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Regional Housing Working Group, San Diego Association of Governments (SanDAG)

Former Member, Regional Planning Committee

Former Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on California, Armenia and Artsakh Mutual Trade, Art and Cultural Exchange, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Women, Work and Families, California State Senate

Former Member, Student Success Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Housing Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, United States Citizen Youth Exiled in Mexico, California State Senate

Former Member, Women and Inequality-Strategies to Promote Opportunity Committee, California State Senate

Senior Policy Analyst, LeSar Development Company, 2008-present

Former Staff, Council Member Christine Kehoe, City of San Diego

Director of Clinic Services, Womancare Health Center

Member, San Diego River Conservancy, present

Pets (include names):

2 dogs: Haley, Joey