Former Assembly Whip, California State Assembly

Candidate, Governor of California, 2018

Mayor, Los Angeles, California, 2005-2013

Member, California State Assembly, District 45, 1994-2000

Speaker, California State Assembly, 1998-2000

Candidate, Mayor of Los Angeles, California, 2000

Majority Leader, California State Assembly, 1997

No caucus information on file.

Former Union Organizer, Service Employees International Union

Former Union Organizer, United Teachers Los Angeles

Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California

Former President, American Civil Liberties Union, Southern California Chapter

Former President, American Federation of Government Employees, Local 3230

Former Speaker, California SAFE KIDS Coalition

Member, Greater East Side Voter Registration Project

Member, Jobs With Peace

Member, Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice

Board Member, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Member, Los Angeles Unified School District Mexican American Education Commission

Board of Directors Member, Southern California Rapid Transit District

Former Area Representative, United Teachers of Los Angeles

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, California, 2000