Biography
A Representative from California. Born in New York, New York County, N. Y. , March 8, 1941. B. A. , Hobart College, Geneva, N. Y. , 1962. M. A. , Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1965. Ph. D. , Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1967. Professor, California State University, Long Beach, Calif. , 1969-1998. Psychologist. Member of the Long Beach, Calif. , city council, 1992-1998. Member of the California state assembly, 1998-2004. Member of the California state senate, 2004-2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-January 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.