Former Senior Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2017

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 17, 2016

Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2001-2006

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, 1996-2000

Member, Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County, 1990-1996

Member, San José Unified School Board, 1981-1990

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Former Member, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force

Former Vice Chair, Democratic National Committee

Former Member, Gang Task Force, Office of the Mayor, San José, California

Former Co-Chair, House LGBT Caucus

Co-Founder, New Media Working Group, Democratic Caucus

Former Commissioner, San José Planning Commission

Former Chair, South County Agriculture Preservation Task Force

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, United States House of Representatives

Founder, Wireless Task Force, Congressional Internet Caucus

Chair Emeritus, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, 2003-2017

Founding Co-Chair, Congressional Ethiopia and Ethiopian American Caucus, 2003-2017

Chair, South County Agriculture Preservation Task Force, 1995-1996

Former Science Teacher

Former Principal, Hillsdale Elementary School

Former Principal, McKinley Elementary School

Vice Principal, Sylvandale Middle School, 1975-1978

Associate Researcher, Urban-Rural School Development Program, Stanford University, 1974-1975

Former Chair, Countywide Trails Committee

Volunteer, Peace Corps, El Salvador, 1965-1967

Astrological Sign:

Cancer

Father's Occupation:

Strawberry Sharecropper

Mother's Occupation:

Strawberry Sharecropper