Top issues: Creating Jobs and a Livable Wage, Affordable Healthcare for All, Gun Safety Measures, Supporting Veterans, Stewardship of our Natural Resources, Education Without Debt

Previous Elected Office: Council Member, City of Santa Clara, California, 2004-2012

Profession: Civil Engineer

Professional Background: Regional Director, San Jose, International Rescue Committee; Reconstruction & Water Program Manager, Bosnia and Kosovo, International Rescue Committee; Environmental planner, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Education: BA, Engineering; MA, Regional Planning; JD, Natural Resource and Water Law, University of Oregon