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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Representative · California 7th District

Doris O.
Matsui

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

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

21.6y

Since 2005

Bills sponsored

290

All time

Bills cosponsored

4455

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

149

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 290 bills all time · Cosponsored: 4455 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

3 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member

Communications and Technology

Ranking member

Energy

Member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 18 staffers · 5 interns

Staff · 18· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Zarah D. Bronstein	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 23, 2024 to Present
Nora T. Casey	SCHEDULER & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	Oct 1, 2024 to Present
John Michael Cooper	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 25, 2022 to Present
Glenda Corcoran	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jun 2, 2018 to Present
Joan Dierkes	EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Present
Michelle M. Donches	BUDGET MANAGER	Apr 1, 2025 to Present
Viviana D. Garcia	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Sep 8, 2025 to Present
Sergio Gonzalez	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Feb 15, 2017 to Present
Trevor S. Harris	CREATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2026 to Present
George S. Hatamiya	DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2022 to Present
Mengyu (mary) Huang	SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOG	Jun 17, 2024 to Present
Gurmilan Kaur	CASEWORKER	Oct 12, 2022 to Present
Aaron P. Latta	SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Feb 1, 2026 to Present
Lane H. Lofton	CHIEF OF STAFF	Dec 15, 2025 to Present
Jimena Loza-Naveja	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Nov 8, 2024 to Present
Adam P. McBride	POLICY ADVISOR	Sep 6, 2022 to Present
Harper See	PRESS SECRETARY	Jan 6, 2026 to Present
Emma L. Sheffert	HEALTH POLICY ADVISOR	Jun 8, 2026 to Present

Interns · 5· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Marin ByarsIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 27, 2026 to Present
Amelia L. ChenIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2026 to Present
Jianna H. ChoiIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 18, 2026 to Present
Jocelyn N. RomeroIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 12, 2026 to Present
Jada YangIntern	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 26, 2026 to Present

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 62 staffers · 87 interns

Alumni staff · 62· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Anisah Assim	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2019 to Dec 1, 2020
Jennifer C. Berdugo	STAFF ASSISTANT/CASE WORKER	Jan 1, 2016 to May 4, 2016
Hannah A. Blatt	PRESS SECRETARY	Dec 17, 2018 to Apr 18, 2019
Catherine M. Brinkley	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 12, 2016
Clare F. Chmiel	SCHEDULER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 15, 2016
Benjamin D. Chou	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2016 to Aug 5, 2016
Vj Y. Chue	CASEWORKER/FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 27, 2021 to May 15, 2025
Robert J. Clark	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Nov 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2022
Sydney E. Dahiyat	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Nov 15, 2021 to May 12, 2023
Alexander M. Damato	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Apr 9, 2019 to Aug 9, 2019
Lauren N. Dart	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Aug 1, 2017 to Aug 31, 2018
Kristen R. Donheffner	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Sep 10, 2018 to Apr 8, 2019
Peter R. Durkin	STAFF ASSISTANT	Dec 1, 2016 to Sep 24, 2017
Rokala Julie D. Eddy	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jan 1, 2016 to Jul 6, 2018
McKinley M. Edelman	SCHEDULER	Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 3, 2021
Frances M. Einterz	LEGISLATIVE COORESPONDENT	Aug 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Maureen G. Elinzano	DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY	May 10, 2021 to Jul 4, 2025
Carol D. Ertel	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
Howard Haoyi Fei	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	May 22, 2023 to May 24, 2024
Christopher J. Flores	SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Oct 8, 2017
Orozco Laura C. Forero	CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Nov 5, 2020 to May 1, 2022
Jonathan A. Gilbert	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Sep 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Brett P. Hallagan	ACTING LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	May 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Harriet J. Hattori	CASEWORKER/STAFF ASSISTANT	Nov 1, 2021 to Jan 30, 2025
Andrew S. Heineman	LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Jul 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2018
Megan L. Herber	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Sep 1, 2017 to Aug 29, 2018
Gabriela F. Herrera	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jun 23, 2016 to Jul 26, 2022
Nia K. Jones	HEALTH CARE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Dec 6, 2019 to Sep 1, 2024
Nancy M. Juarez	SHARED EMPLOYEE	May 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2025
Krystal C. Ka'Ai	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 6, 2016 to Sep 30, 2019
McKinley M. Krongaus	SCHEDULER	Jul 18, 2016 to Sep 30, 2019
Natasha Kumar	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
Austin T. Laufersweiler	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jan 1, 2016
Maria L. Laverdiere	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2017 to Aug 14, 2021
Amy D. Lewis	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 11, 2019
Daniel V Lightstone	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Jun 17, 2016
Ryan Linsey	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 13, 2019 to Nov 5, 2021
Jeremy Marcus	CHIEF OF STAFF	Aug 16, 2021 to Dec 1, 2025
Devin R. McBrayer	HEALTH CARE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jan 1, 2016 to Oct 20, 2017
Margaret McCarthy	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Aug 20, 2017
Christina McCauley	HEALTH LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 22, 2019 to Jan 20, 2023
Michelle D. Moreno-Silva	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 2, 2023
Kyle A. Morse	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	May 28, 2019 to Feb 28, 2020
Shazia E. Olivares	STAFF ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2019 to May 10, 2019
Natasha M. Pavlovich	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASEWORKE	Mar 26, 2018 to Sep 27, 2019
Christopher T. Rackens	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Apr 1, 2016 to Apr 30, 2016
Martin Radosevich	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2016 to May 31, 2018
Emily A. Richardson	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Apr 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020
Flynn Rico-Johnson	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF	Nov 1, 2021 to Jun 1, 2024
Anne L. Sanger	PART-TIME EMPLOYEE	Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2017
David Andrew Schutt	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Nov 1, 2021 to Jan 2, 2023
Hector A. Soto	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Nov 25, 2024 to May 30, 2025
Samuel Stefanki	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 31, 2018
Meaghan A. Stiles	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE/CASEWORKER	Feb 12, 2018 to Apr 22, 2020
Benjamin J. Suarato	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Dec 21, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Megan L. Sussman	LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016
Nora Taktajian	SCHEDULER & DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	Sep 27, 2021 to Sep 30, 2024
Kyle J. Victor	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jul 6, 2018 to Aug 1, 2021
Alton Wang	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 16, 2017 to Aug 31, 2017
Matthew S. Weiner	SHARED EMPLOYEE	May 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021
Jacqueline F. Weinrich	HEALTH ADVISOR	Feb 21, 2023 to May 25, 2026
Elizabeth Zalanga	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022

Alumni interns · 87· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Nathan Alamillo	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 7, 2020 to Mar 13, 2020
Alejandro Alvarez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 10, 2023 to May 9, 2023
Desiree A. Avina	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 9, 2024 to Feb 5, 2025
Carmen Maria Ayon-Del	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 5, 2022 to Mar 21, 2022
Mary Balestreri	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 11, 2019 to Dec 6, 2019
Erin E. Borth	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 7, 2020 to Mar 13, 2020
Veronica S. Boulos	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 5, 2023 to Jul 28, 2023
Sara S. Breslau	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 8, 2022 to Aug 19, 2022
Erin E. Buchanan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 13, 2022 to Sep 14, 2022
Alisha R. Budhwani	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 24, 2022 to Aug 20, 2022
Elise M. Buellesbach	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2023 to May 8, 2023
Celine Busnelli	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 28, 2022 to Jun 3, 2022
Gabrielle Charles	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 2, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024
Shibani R. Chettri	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 2, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Robin A. Cheung	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 30, 2024 to Jun 21, 2024
Adam V. Chrisope	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 2, 2025 to Dec 19, 2025
Ryan C. Cochran	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 13, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Dylan Corcoran	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 11, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Harry Corless	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 22, 2025
Wade A. Corless	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 7, 2025 to Aug 7, 2025
Kristel Cosio	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Jul 20, 2023
Rosa Ryan A. Dela	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Apr 18, 2019 to Jun 7, 2019
Meja Daniela M. Dula	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021
Jacob B. Edwards	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 12, 2024 to Feb 16, 2024
Sophie J. Emerson	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 2, 2020 to Jan 30, 2021
Andrew S. Engel	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Allison E. Farrar	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 28, 2022 to Jun 8, 2022
Diana Fontaine	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 26, 2026
Thomas J. Ford	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 28, 2025 to Aug 18, 2025
John W. Foucault	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Apr 2, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025
Navjot K. Gill	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to Mar 15, 2024
Natalie S. Glezen	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 30, 2023 to Jun 9, 2023
Jennifer Gurev	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 10, 2019 to Aug 8, 2019
Elliott D. Halcon	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 25, 2025 to Sep 5, 2025
Jaime K. Hattori	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 21, 2022 to Jan 30, 2023
Chloe Henning	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 28, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
Andrew Hinton	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 7, 2019 to Aug 4, 2019
Asher M. Illick-Frank	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 18, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Alyssa S. Imam	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Apr 18, 2019 to Jun 7, 2019
Diana A. Jacob	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2025 to Oct 24, 2025
Joshua Y. Kay	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 3, 2021 to Jul 23, 2021
Dianne Khlok	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 11, 2022 to Aug 12, 2022
Ethan H. Kim	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 30, 2023 to Jul 20, 2023
Alyssa A. Kimura	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 12, 2026 to May 8, 2026
Stella Kinney	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jul 1, 2025 to Aug 27, 2025
Irene V. Kou	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 28, 2024 to Jul 18, 2024
Georgia Grace Laganiere	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2025 to May 12, 2025
Samuel H. Lanoff	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 19, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019
Azelia J. Letta	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 19, 2026 to Jun 26, 2026
Brendan Lui	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 10, 2019 to Aug 1, 2019
Daniel S. Lustbader	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 14, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021
Ruby MacIel	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Apr 11, 2024 to Jun 12, 2024
Jacob A. Maman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2023 to May 5, 2023
Grace E. Martinez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 11, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Ashley Y. Mauldin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 28, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024
Kayla Millheim	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 29, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Jamie R. Mitchell	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2024 to Feb 4, 2024
Ayla Mouchawar	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 10, 2023 to Mar 17, 2023
Juliette Oliver	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 25, 2025 to Dec 24, 2025
Madeline Park	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2024 to Apr 30, 2024
Hunter Pick	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 3, 2026 to May 16, 2026
Omar A. Prudencio-Gonzalez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 3, 2019 to Nov 1, 2019
Francesca E. Ractliffe	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 18, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019
Brayan Ramos	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 22, 2023 to Jul 24, 2023
Christian R. Ramos-Ambriz	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 30, 2024 to Jan 22, 2025
Kimberly E. Riley	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 20, 2022 to Sep 5, 2022
Ayline Ruelas	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 3, 2022 to Jul 27, 2022
Neha Saju	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 24, 2025 to May 9, 2025
Abril Sanchez	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2021 to Jul 23, 2021
Harikrishnan O. Sanil	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 27, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025
Katharine Schaefer	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 17, 2025 to Aug 13, 2025
Samuel A. Schlenker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 28, 2023 to Sep 15, 2023
Madison E. Seo	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 18, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023
Aarushi S. Shah	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 17, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Nathan T. Shreckengost	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 23, 2023 to Dec 20, 2023
Sanjuktha Suresh Sivaan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 24, 2025 to Jan 30, 2025
Stephanie Snover	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2024 to Aug 9, 2024
Galeana Hugo A. Solis	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 20, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022
Sara Solorzano	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 2, 2023 to Jul 7, 2023
Marlon Tellez	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Mar 17, 2025 to May 21, 2025
Grace Terlinden	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 20, 2024 to May 31, 2024
Mari M. Tisera	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 17, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021
Arianna Turner	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 13, 2020 to Jun 16, 2020
Matthew D. Weber	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 7, 2020 to Feb 1, 2021
Jenna E. Wisler	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 19, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Kathleen Yu	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 12, 2026 to Apr 24, 2026
Alejandra G. Zamora	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 2, 2021 to Jul 23, 2021

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

1 trip · $0 combined disclosed value.

New York, NY

House gift travel filing

Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute

Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 29, 2025

Pending

Chapter VI

Tenure

Member terms in Congress.

Jan 3, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027

House · California 7th District

Democratic

2025

Jan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025

House · California 7th District

Democratic

2023

Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023