Senator, California State Senate, District 24, 2022-present

Former Delegate, California Democratic State Convention

Senator, California State Senate, District 26, 2014-2022

Candidate, California State Senate, District 24, 2022

Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee

Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee

Member, Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee

Chair, Joint Committee on the Arts

Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee

Member, Ports and Goods Movement

Member, Select Committee on California-Mexico Cooperation and Dialogue

Member, Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation

Member, Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy

Member, Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector

Chair, Subcommittee 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy

Chair, Environmental Quality Committee, California State Senate, present

Member, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Senate, present

Chair, Joint Committee on the Arts, California State Senate, present

Chair, Legislative Jewish Caucus, California State Senate, present

Member, Natural Resources and Water Committee, California State Senate, present

Chair, Select Committee on Defense and Aerospace, California State Senate, present

Member, Transportation Committee, California State Senate, present

Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Passenger Rail Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Ports and Goods Movement Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Women, Work and Families, California State Senate

Former Member, Student Success Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee 1 on Education, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Future for the Century, California State Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Housing Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, United States Citizen Youth Exiled in Mexico Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Senate

Fellow, Truman National Security Project, 2009-present

Kindergarten/3rd Grade Teacher, Harvard Hillel Children's School (Hebrew School)

Attorney, Richardson and Patel Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), 2011-2014

Adjunct Faculty, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Law School, 2011-2014

Attorney, Bryan Cave Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), 2008-2010

12th Grade Instructor, Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, 2007-2008

Communications Director, Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY), 2004-2005

Senior Program Assistant, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), 2001-2004

Fellow, Aspen Institute-Rodel, present

Member, Council on Foreign Relations, present

Senior Fellow, Humanity in Action, present

Board Member, The Spark Program, present

Former Member, Executive Board, Los Angeles County School Trustees Association

Former Member, Los Angeles County’s Committee on School District Organization

Former Chair, Los Angeles County’s Committee on School District Organization

Member, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Education Committee

Former Member, Santa Monica College General Advisory Board

Former Board President, Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education

Board Member, Santa Monica Malibu Unified School-District, 2008-2014

Member, Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education, 2008-2014

Los Angeles Managing Director/General Counsel, Spark Los Angeles, 2010-2011

Member, Financial Oversight Committee, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, 2007-2008

Member, Santa Monica College Bond Oversight Committee, 2007-2008

Regent, University of California Board of Regents, 2006-2008

Judicial Clerk, United Nations’ International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, 2006

Awards:

Freshman Legislator of the Year award from the California School Boards Association, and was named Legislator of the Year by the County Superintendents' Educational Services Association, the Alzheimer's Association and Technet, an association of technology companies that includes Apple, Google and Microsoft.

Spouse's Occupation:

Attorney