A Representative from California. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. , September 13, 1976. Graduated from Council Rock High School, Newtown, Pa. , 1994. A. B. , University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. , 1998. J. D. Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 2001. Lawyer, private practice. Professor. Author. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Deputy assistant secretary, United States Department of Commerce, 2009-2011. Member, California workforce development board, 2012-2016. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-present).