Biography:
— 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).