A Representative from California. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. , January 26, 1958. B. A. , Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. , 1980. J. D. , Stanford University, Stanford. , Calif. , 1984. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, California state senator Art Torres, 1986. Deputy attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of California, 1987-1990. Member of the California state assembly, 1990-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the twelve succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 24, 2017 (January 3, 1993-January 24, 2017). Chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Thirteenth and One Hundred Fourteenth Congresses). Attorney general of California, 2017-2021. Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. , 2021-2025.