Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 67, 2022-present

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 67, 2024

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 65, 2016-2022

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 65, 2014

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 65, 2012-2014

Mayor, City of Fullerton, 2007-2012

Member, Fullerton City Council, 2004-2012

Member, Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee

Member, Budget Committee

Member, Housing and Community Development Committee

Member, Joint Committee on the Arts

Member, Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Member, Revenue and Taxation Committee

Member, Select Committee on California's Mental Health Crisis

Member, Select Committee on Child Care Costs

Member, Select Committee on Community Reinvestment

Member, Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability

Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs

Member, Select Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education in California

Chair, Subcommittee 5 on State Administration

Former Member, Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Career Technical Education and Building a 21st Century Workforce Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review, California State Assembly

Former Member, Community College Affordability and Guided Pathways for Students Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Health Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Aerospace, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Biotechnology

Former Member, Select Committee on Domestic Violence, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Foster Care, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Orange County Chronic Homelessness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education

Former Member, Select Committee on Student Debt, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Veteran Employment and Education, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on the Non-Profit Sector, California State Assembly

Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, California State Assembly

Former Teacher, Golden Hill Elementary School

Member, Assistance League of Fullerton, present

Member, Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Orange County Vector Control Board, present

Member, Sister City Association, present

Creator, Walk and Talk Fullerton, present

Former Member, Executive Board, Orange County Sanitation District

Former Chair, Fullerton Collaborative

Former Chair, Neighbors United for Fullerton

Former Vice Chair, Orange County Council of Governments

Former Representative, Southern California Association of Goverments

Founder, Women in Leadership Program

Awards:

Harry S. Truman Award, Democratic Party of Orange County
Beacon Award, Orange County Community Association
Woman of the Year, State Senator Lou Correa
Golden Apple, Hispanic Education Endowment Fund

Priority Issues:

Work across party lines and stop the partisan bickering.
Use constituent feedback in determining how to best prioritize the issues that will move both Orange County and California in the right direction
Work to create jobs and economic opportunities by rewarding companies that create jobs here not overseas
Fight to provide a first class education system for our children
Demand fairness for Orange County in VLFAA funding formula
Develop commonsense policies that rebuild our aging infrastructure, and invest in renewable and clean energy technology

Spouse's Occupation:

Math teacher, Nicolas Junior High School