A Representative from California. Born in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N. Mex. , June 18, 1951. Attended the United States Military Academy, West Point, N. Y. , 1969-1971. B. S. , University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex. , 1973. M. S. , University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex. , 1975. Ph. D. , University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N. Mex. , 1981. Engineer. Business owner. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Tenth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2007-January 3, 2023). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022. Member of the California state senate, 2024-present.