A Representative from Florida. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 18, 1971. Graduated from Pomona Catholic High School, Pomona, Calif. , 1988. B. S. , Pitzer College, Claremont, Calif. , 1992. M. A. , Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif. , 1996. Consultant. Faculty, Florida International University, Miami, Fla. , 2003-2011. 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. Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 2024.