GPO Member Guide

DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Representative · California 6th District

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Member of CongressCurrent Term: 2025–2027Congress.gov ↗︎Official site ↗︎

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

13.4y

Since 2013

Bills sponsored

114

All time

Bills cosponsored

1920

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

118

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 114 bills all time · Cosponsored: 1920 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

6 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Member

East Asia and Pacific

Ranking member

South and Central Asia

Member

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Member

National Intelligence Enterprise

Member

National Security Agency and Cyber

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 19 staffers · 8 interns

Staff · 19· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Daneen Bennigson	CONSTITUENT SERVICES DIRECTOR	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Emmarose H. Bruce	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2025
Matthew H. Ceccato	DISTRICT CHIEF OF STAFF	Apr 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Jacqueline P. Duran	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Marco A. Espinosa	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 3, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Maximus T. Gomez	LEGISLATIVE AIDE/LEGISLATIVE C	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Joshua D. Gumacal	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 29, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Kelly A. Jacobsen	CONSTITUENT SERVICES/FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Nancy M. Juarez	WASHINGTON DC CHIEF OF STAFF	May 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Louie A. Kahn	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jun 4, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Ashley A. Lindsay	SCHEDULER	Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Mary E. Martinez	STAFF & PRESS ASSISTANT	Aug 20, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Aisha Mae G. Mughal	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	Mar 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Michael A. Nickson	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Ivanna C. Pincilotti	SENIOR CASEWORKER	Jun 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Asha E. Samuel	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR & SEN HEA	Apr 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Pragneya D. Sharma	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025
Faisal Siddiqui	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2025
Anthony Uribe	SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025

Interns · 8· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Zunaira S. AhmedIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 15, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Benjamin A. DelfinoIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 12, 2025 to Dec 5, 2025
Madison R. HitchcockIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 15, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Mikayla Aeriel LavitoriaIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 23, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Zara LuoIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 15, 2025 to Dec 18, 2025
Mason A. NguyenIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 15, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Estrella N. OrtegaIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 17, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Sophia SamsonIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 10, 2025 to Dec 3, 2025

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 47 staffers · 71 interns

Alumni staff · 47· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Aviva R. Abusch	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 16, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
Natasha N. Anis	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Sep 15, 2021 to Sep 9, 2022
Anisah Assim	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2020 to Feb 12, 2021
Shaefer L. Bagwell	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT/STAFF ASSIST	Aug 1, 2016 to Oct 6, 2017
Marguerite T. Biagi	SCHEDULER	Jul 12, 2016 to Apr 1, 2018
Madeleine C. Buchholz	SCHEDULER	Mar 15, 2021 to Jan 27, 2022
Nikole M. Burroughs	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2020
Keane N. Chukwuneta	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASEWORKE	Mar 1, 2016 to Aug 21, 2017
Lisa Clark	CONSTITUENT SERVICES/FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 24, 2021
Akshai Datta	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jun 10, 2016
Jocelyn S. Dorland	CONSTITUENT SERVICES/FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 11, 2016 to Aug 9, 2017
Anne E. Ellison	PRESS SECRETARY	Jan 5, 2017 to Mar 31, 2017
Anthony G. Flynn	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2018
Erin J. Fyffe	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	Dec 1, 2015 to Jul 5, 2016
Alexandra C. Gilliland	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 30, 2016
John D. Grom	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Mar 1, 2016 to Jan 30, 2017
Ellen M. Hamilton	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
Jaida Hampton	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023
Ariel Higuchi	LEGISLATIVE AIDE	Jun 18, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Travis L. Horne	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 3, 2019 to Jul 9, 2024
Krystal C. Ka'Ai	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2018 to Feb 28, 2021
Kellie A. Karney	DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING & OPERATIONS	Feb 1, 2021 to Mar 7, 2021
Kelvin B. Lum	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Dec 1, 2018 to Mar 4, 2025
Michael G. McShane	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT/PRES	Oct 1, 2022 to Nov 10, 2023
Alexandra J. Miller	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 5, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017
Jack A. Miller	PRESS SECRETARY	Jul 5, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Rachael R. Miller	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jul 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Colleen R. Nguyen	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Dec 29, 2021
Philip M. Norton	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2017 to Feb 4, 2024
Erin A. O'Quinn	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Sep 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Chad Obermiller	SENIOR ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2025 to Apr 1, 2025
Kimiko L. Ohara	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Aug 12, 2021 to Aug 1, 2022
Harsh Yogesh Patel	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
Rina P. Patel	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2019 to Oct 31, 2019
Stephanie E. Perera	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Dec 1, 2018 to Jul 31, 2021
Elena J. Radding	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2019 to Mar 31, 2020
Martin Radosevich	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Mar 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2018
Sergio D. Robles	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 2, 2018 to Aug 24, 2023
Eric Stecklow	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Apr 15, 2019 to Apr 30, 2025
Benjamin J. Suarato	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 25, 2020 to Feb 22, 2021
Rachel S. Tochterman	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 3, 2025 to Jun 3, 2025
Ryan S. Uyehara	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Feb 13, 2017 to Feb 7, 2021
Brittany M. Van	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2018 to Jan 30, 2018
Daniel A. Washington	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 1, 2015 to May 18, 2018
Matthew S. Weiner	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Mar 1, 2020 to Mar 15, 2022
Florence F. Whitmore	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2016
Andrew T. Wright	SHARED EMPLOYEE	May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018

Alumni interns · 71· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Kareem A. Abdalla	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 19, 2025 to Aug 20, 2025
Allison N. Adams	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 12, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Stephanie A. Ahorro	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 28, 2024 to Jul 19, 2024
Zoe S. Anaya	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 1, 2025
Lucille R. Anderson	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 26, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
Asha P. Armstrong	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 23, 2019 to Jul 26, 2019
Annika M. Bjork	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 12, 2023 to May 2, 2023
Helena Blankenhaus	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 19, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023
Juliana T. Bolton	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 22, 2024 to May 3, 2024
Gillian F. Bose	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 11, 2023 to Mar 15, 2023
Ryan M. Campbell	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 10, 2025 to May 16, 2025
Evan D. Carnes	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 10, 2020 to Dec 11, 2020
Noelle O. Caylor	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025
Andrew E. Cha	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 3, 2020 to Sep 11, 2020
Dillon K. Cooke	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2020 to Dec 18, 2020
Julia Kyrsten M. Cuyos	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 17, 2025 to Apr 25, 2025
Jose S. Dizon	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 10, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022
Ethan J. Dodd	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 14, 2019 to Oct 6, 2019
Vivian Dominguez	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025
Mariel F. Dozier	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 22, 2020 to Sep 25, 2020
Sundus A. Dwidar	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 26, 2023 to Mar 15, 2023
Edward Enberg	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 30, 2020 to Jan 11, 2021
Pilar M. Esparza	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 27, 2024 to Jun 7, 2024
Fauziya N. Faruk	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 28, 2023 to Jun 9, 2023
Esau Flores	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2023 to Nov 10, 2023
Caitlin M. Fong	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Eli M. Fuhrman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 17, 2021 to Dec 16, 2021
Zhanna Galstyan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 29, 2023 to Jun 9, 2023
Ella Y. Gantman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 9, 2020 to Aug 7, 2020
Delaney A. Gates	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 8, 2025
Valeria E. Gaytan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 11, 2023 to Jan 30, 2024
Madison L. Gravelle	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 18, 2024 to Aug 23, 2024
Aaron H. Grijnsztein	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Phillip P. Huynh	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 14, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Christian Hyde	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 16, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025
Sophia G. Karperos	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 13, 2023 to Aug 8, 2023
Hela M. Khalil	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 18, 2024 to Aug 21, 2024
Riley R. Knight	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 18, 2021 to May 14, 2021
Vannary Lee Kong	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 14, 2022 to May 27, 2022
Queenie Q. Lam	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 26, 2020 to Jun 30, 2020
Alex Laroche	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 29, 2021 to Feb 15, 2022
Christopher M. Lee	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
Samantha Lezama-Carrasco	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 6, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024
Jack Longaker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 21, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Patrick R. Lowman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 4, 2019 to Jan 30, 2020
Reid A. Masaki	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 1, 2020 to May 21, 2020
Maxwell H. McMullen	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
Kelly Morris	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Oct 17, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
Diane W. Ong	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 17, 2021 to Aug 13, 2021
Maggie C. Oys	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 19, 2021 to Apr 1, 2021
Hajar Bouchaib Pacatang	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 25, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024
Piusha Pandey	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 15, 2024 to Nov 1, 2024
Daniel S. Pasciuto	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 9, 2023 to May 8, 2023
Jack V. Payne-Martin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 1, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Julianna M. Perez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 9, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Parsa D. Radi	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 10, 2025 to May 16, 2025
Olivia H. Rhee	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 26, 2021 to Aug 9, 2021
Kadija A. Rhuma	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Grant Rooney	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 14, 2025 to May 10, 2025
Mia B. Roub	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 15, 2022 to Aug 5, 2022
Isabella A. Santos	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 30, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022
Abigail M. Sichler	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 30, 2022 to Dec 9, 2022
Jon C. Siepmann	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 26, 2022 to Jul 10, 2022
Asante D. Spencer	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 20, 2023 to Aug 20, 2023
Holden Spurgeon	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 14, 2025 to May 13, 2025
Maren A. Strother	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 20, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024
Samhita Subramanian	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 15, 2020 to Mar 13, 2020
Maya J. Ungar	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2021 to Aug 13, 2021
Tejus D. Verma	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
Alison M. Williams	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 21, 2019 to Jun 7, 2019
Cindy Zheng	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 15, 2021 to May 14, 2021

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

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Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027

House · California 6th District

Democratic

2025

Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025

House · California 6th District

Democratic

2023

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023