Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Aiken, Aiken County, S. C. , August 28, 1952. Graduated from Fairfax Hall, Waynesboro, Va. , 1970. B. A. , Mount Vernon College (now the George Washington University), Washington, D. C. , 1975. M. B. A. , American University, Washington, D. C. , 1979. Marketing executive. Member of the Santa Monica-Malibu school district board, 1994-2006. Member of the California state assembly, 2006-2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).