Member, U.S. House Oversight and Govt. Reform Committee, U.S. House Intelligence Committee, and U.S. House Armed Services Committee.
Member of the California state assembly, 1986-1998; member of the California state senate, 1998-2006.
Democrat U.S. Congressional representative from California (8 April 2008-present). Started her service by winning a special election to fill the Congressional seat caused by the death of Congressman Tom Lantos.
Has a Bachelor of Arts from University of California Davis.
Advocated for Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet's use of the 25th Amendment to declare President Trump unable to discharge the powers of the presidency.[August 2017].
Appeared in the 2013 Academy Award nominated documentary "The Invisible War".
She was one of the survivors of the Jonestown mass murder-suicide tragedy headed by cult leader Reverend Jim Jones in Guyana (November 18, 1978).