Howard L. Berman

A Representative from California. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. , April 15, 1941. Graduated from Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1959. B. A. , University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1962. LL. B. , University of California School of Law, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1965. Lawyer, private practice. VISTA volunteer, 1966-1967. Member of the California state assembly, 1973-1982. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1976, and 1984. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2013). Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.