Senator, California State Senate, District 14, 2022-present

Candidate, California State Senate, District 12, 2010, 2022

Senator, California State Senate, District 12, 2018-2022

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 30, 2016-2018

Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, State of California, 2010-2016

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 28, 2006-2010

Mayor, City of Salinas, 1998

Member, Salinas City Council, 1991-1998

Member, Banking and Financial Institutions Committee

Member, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review

Member, Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee

Chair, Governance and Finance Committee

Member, Housing Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Ports and Goods Movement

Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry

Member, Select Committee on California-Mexico Cooperation

Member, Select Committee on Career Technology and the New Economy

Member, Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy

Member, Select Committee on Transitioning to a Zero-Emission Energy Future

Member, Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector

Member, Subcommittee 4 on State Administration and General Government

Former Member, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Planning Commission, City of Salinas

Former Chair, Economic Development and Investment in Rural California Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Fairs, Allocation, and Classification Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Insurance Committee, California State Assembly

Member, Legislative Latino Caucus

Member, Legislative Rural Caucus

Former Member, Local Government Committee, California State Assembly

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

Former Member, Non-Profit Sector Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Rail Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Homelessness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the Social Determinants of Children's Well-Being, California State Senate

Former Member, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee 4 on State Administration, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on Invasive Species, California State Senate

Former Member, Wine Committee, California State Assembly

Attorney, Caballero, Matcham & McCarthy

Attorney, California Rural Legal Assistance

Founder/Executive Director, Partners for Peace

Member/Secretary, Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, Governor Jerry Brown's Cabinet, 2011-2015

Member, Mexican American National Association

Member, Rotary International

Awards:

2015 "Lifetime Achievement Award," League of California Cities Past Presidents; 2010 Honored by The American Society of Civil Engineers and the California Water Agencies; Legislator of the Year, Rural Counties Representatives of California (RCRC); "Business Woman of the Year," Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce; Crime Fighter Award, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California; Legislator of the Year Award, California State Sheriff's Association; Award of Excellence, California State Commission on the Status of Women and Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women; "Athena" Award, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce