Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Torrance, Los Angeles County, Calif. , February 12, 1971. Graduated from Torrance High School, Torrance, Calif. B. A. , George Washington University, Washington, D. C. , 1994. M. B. A. , Regis University, Denver, Colo. , 2002. M. A. , Brown University, Providence, R. I. , 2015. United States Navy, 1989-1990, 1994-2004. Corporate manager. Non-profit executive. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-January 3, 2021). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, United States Department of Defense, 2021-2023. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress (January 3, 2025-present).