Former Democratic Whip, United States House of Representatives

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 16, 2023-2025

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 18, 1993-2023

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 16, 2022

Member, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1982-1992

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1988

President, San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, 1986

Former Member, Bicameral Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease

Former Co-Chair, Caucus on Religious Minorities in the Middle East

Former Member, Congressional Arts Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues

Former Member, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

Former Member, Congressional Coast Guard Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Food Safety Caucus

Former Co-Chair, Congressional High-Tech Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Humanities Caucus

Co-Founder/Co-Chair, Congressional Internet Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Kidney Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Organic Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Privacy Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Taiwan Caucus

Former Member, Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus

Former Vice Chair, House 21st Century Health Care Caucus

Former Member, House Biotechnology Caucus

Former Member, House Cancer Caucus

Co-Chair, House Medical Technology Caucus

Former Member, House National Marine Sanctuary Caucus

Former Member, House Oceans Caucus

Former Member, House Recycling Caucus

Former Member, LGBT Equality Caucus

Former Member, Long-Term Care Caucus

Former Member, National Women's Political Caucus

Co-Chair, Next Gen 9-1-1 Caucus

Co-Chair, Public Broadcasting Caucus

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, United States-Philippines Friendship Caucus

Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2025

Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, United States House of Representatives, 2021-2025

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health, United States House of Representatives, 2023-2025

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, United States House of Representatives, 2011-2016

Chief-of-Staff, Speaker Leo McCarthy, California State Assembly, 1981-1982

Employee, Arcata National Corporation, 1966-1970

Employee, Aluminum Company of America, 1963-1966

Member, American Association of University Women, present

Member, Democratic Activists for Women Now, present

Co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on Health Care, present

Member, League of Women Voters, present

Member, New Democrat Coalition, present

Former Chair, Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Former Member, Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Member, Bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease

Former Participant, CORO Foundation

Member, California Democratic Congressional Delegation

Co-Chair, Cancer Care Working Group

Co-Chair, Cancer Care Working Group

Former Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Member, Congressional Coalition on Adoption

Member, Congressional Prevention Coalition

Former Vice Chair, Democratic Budget Group

Former Member, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Co-Chair, Democratic Leader's High Technology Advisory Group

Member, Executive Committee, Democratic Study Group

Co-Chair, House Information Technology Working Group

Co-Chair, Information Technology Round Table

Member, Junior League of Palo Alto

Member, League of Conservation Voters

Co-Founder, San Mateo Women's Hall of Fame

Chair, Board of Directors, San Mateo County General Hospital, 1984-1992

Member, Democratic National Committee, 1981-1992

Chair, San Mateo Democratic Party, 1978-1982

Member, National Committee on Presidential Nominations, 1981

Astrological Sign:

Sagittarius

Awards:

Congressional Champion of Hope Award, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
The Science Coalition's Champion of Science
Spirit of Innovation Award from the Telecommunications Industry Association
Lifetime Achievement Honoree and Spirit of Silicon Valley Award from the Silicon Valley leadership Group