Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Merced, Merced County, Calif. , March 31, 1959. Graduated from Atwater High School, Atwater, Calif. , 1977. B. A. , University of Maryland, College Park, Md. , 1982. Businessman. Atwater, Calif. , city council, 1984-1987. Member of the California general assembly, 1996-2002. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses until his resignation on August 15, 2012 (January 3, 2003-August 15, 2012).