Biography:
— Representative from Florida.
— Born in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., August 20, 1966.
— Graduated from Chamberlain High School, Tampa, Fla., 1984.
— B.A., Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1988.
— J.D., Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla., 1991.
— Lawyer, private practice.
— Member of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) board of commissioners, 2002 to 2006.
— Unsuccessful candidate for election to the Florida state senate in 2000.
— Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-present).
— Chair, Select Committee on the Climate Crisis (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).