District: California - 51st District Political Highlights: sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1992; San Diego City Council, 1993-00; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1996; Calif. Assembly, 2000-2006; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 2006; Calif. Senate, 2010-13 Born: March 7, 1961; National City, Calif. Residence: San Diego Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Wife, Adrienne Vargas; two children Education: U. of San Diego, B.A. 1983; Fordham U., M.A. 1987; Harvard U., J.D. 1991 Elected: 2012 Committee Assignments: Financial Services (Consumer Protection & Financial Institutions; Housing, Community Development & Insurance; Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship & Capital Markets); Foreign Affairs (Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism; Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 166th ranked House Democrat Twitter: 27,884 followers
