Biography:
— 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).