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DEMOCRATIC

U.S. Representative · California 17th District

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

Terms served

House

Years in Congress

9.8y

Since 2017

Bills sponsored

186

All time

Bills cosponsored

3611

All time

Current staff

Personal office

Career staff alumni

149

Distinct people

% with party

…

Voting record pending

Chapter I

Legislative Activity

Sponsored: 186 bills all time · Cosponsored: 3611 bills all time. Showing sponsored bills in the 119th Congress.

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Chapter II

Committees

7 assignments across 1 congress

119th Congress

House

House Committee on Armed Services

Member

Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation

Ranking member

Seapower and Projection Forces

Member

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Member

Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation

Member

Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs

Member

House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Ranking member

Chapter III

Office & Staff

Current personal office roster · 16 staffers · 4 interns

Staff · 16· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Samay J. Alag	DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/LEGISLA	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Marie J. Baldassarre	CHIEF OF STAFF	Jul 16, 2024 to Present
Whitman G. Bottari	DIGITAL ASSISTANT	Jun 29, 2026 to Present
Selene Ceja	DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Simeone C. Chien	DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES	Apr 1, 2022 to Present
Sarah E. Drory	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	Jul 16, 2024 to Present
Kevin D. Fox	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/LEGISLATIVE DIRE	Jul 16, 2024 to Present
Ellen M. Hamilton	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jun 1, 2026 to Present
Nicole A. Mata	SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY OPERATIONS	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Hiep X Nguyen	SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL ADVISOR	Aug 1, 2021 to Present
Thomas E. Pyke	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Feb 1, 2019 to Present
Wahhab Qasim Salemi	OPERATIONS & SPECIAL PROJECTS	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Meghan Sweetnam	FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR	Jun 1, 2022 to Present
Preeti Turpuseema	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Mar 1, 2026 to Present
Valarmathi Vishnu	CASEWORKER/FIELD REPRESENTATIV	Jun 11, 2026 to Present
Nicole A. Waring	DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT	Mar 1, 2026 to Present

Interns · 4· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Jay B. GoldbergIntern	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2026 to Present
Bateel IbrahimIntern	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2026 to Present
Audrey KeIntern	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2026 to Present
Valerie LiIntern	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2026 to Present

Chapter IV

Staff Alumni

Former personal office staff · 54 staffers · 95 interns

Alumni staff · 54· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Aviva R. Abusch	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023
Cristopher P. Acosta	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 21, 2024
Sultan M. Ahmad	STAFF ASSISTANT	Sep 11, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Julia S. Albertson	DEPUTY COMM DIRECTOR	Feb 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021
Anisah Assim	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2019 to Oct 20, 2020
Evelyn Asya	OFFICE MANAGER & DISTRICT SCHE	Feb 3, 2020 to Mar 31, 2020
Elizabeth S. Bartholomeo	COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR/SENIOR ADVISOR	Jan 3, 2017 to Oct 20, 2017
Galen R. Boggs	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Apr 1, 2019 to Oct 31, 2020
Lakeisha C. Bryant	SENIOR FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 1, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022
Vanessa J. Carr	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Mar 9, 2017 to Oct 17, 2017
Michael P. Darner	SHARED EMPLOYEE	May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018
Abhay Dewan	OPERATIONS MANAGER/LEGISLATIVE	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Nina E. Doorley	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Samantha Elghanayan	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Mar 1, 2026 to May 10, 2026
Carol D. Ertel	FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR	Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Asya Evelyn	CONGRESSIONAL POLICY ADVISOR/DIST	Aug 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Anthony G. Flynn	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Mason R. Fong	SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL AIDE	Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 29, 2017
Kate Gould	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/HUMAN RIGHT	Jul 1, 2021 to Jan 30, 2023
Madhumita J. Gupta	STAFF ASSISTANT	Sep 22, 2022 to Nov 30, 2022
Yvonne C. Inciarte	DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL	Mar 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026
Kathryn J. Jensen	STAFF ASSISTANT	Aug 16, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021
Nancy M. Juarez	POLICY ADVISOR	May 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024
Krystal C. Ka'Ai	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 1, 2017 to Oct 31, 2020
Sarah R. Kaplan	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2018 to Aug 31, 2018
Shanta Katipamula	STAFF ASSISTANT	Jan 6, 2020 to Mar 31, 2020
Vivian Liang	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	May 7, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Swapanthi S. Mandalika	DIRECTOR OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES	Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2021
Cassandra McClinton	OFFICE MANAGER & COMMUNITY LIA	Mar 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
William V McKelvey	SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT	Feb 1, 2021 to Jun 1, 2021
Sheli Michael	STAFF ASSISTANT	May 16, 2019 to Aug 23, 2019
Kathryn G. Monahan	DIGITAL DIRECTOR AND PRESS SEC	Mar 1, 2026 to Jun 26, 2026
Christopher R. Moylan	DISTRICT DIRECTOR	Jan 6, 2017 to Dec 31, 2018
Nandini K. Narayan	SCHEDULER	Jul 1, 2018 to Apr 1, 2019
Howard C. Ou	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 16, 2018 to Oct 31, 2018
David A. Perez	STAFF ASSISTANT/LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENT	Mar 2, 2020 to Apr 8, 2022
Emma S. Preston	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR	Jan 1, 2024 to Sep 5, 2024
Heather B. Purcell	DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/COMMUNIC	Aug 1, 2019 to Aug 18, 2021
Martin Radosevich	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2017 to Jul 31, 2018
Nisha Ramachandran	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Aug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Olivia J. Rodriguez	FIELD REPRESENTATIVE	Aug 10, 2021 to Jun 30, 2023
George J. Saba	CHIEF OF STAFF	Feb 1, 2021 to Jul 30, 2024
Christopher John Schloesser	LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR	Jan 19, 2017 to Sep 17, 2019
David Z. Shen	DIGITAL SPECIALIST/PRESS AIDE	Jan 30, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Erik A. Sperling	SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR AND COUNSEL	Jan 8, 2018 to Oct 14, 2019
Peter M. Spiro	SENIOR ADVISOR	Feb 1, 2021 to Mar 5, 2021
Benjamin J. Suarato	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Oct 21, 2020 to Oct 25, 2020
Samhita Subramanian	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Dec 16, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Jordan A. Tachibana	CONGRESSIONAL AIDE & DIST SCHE	Jul 24, 2023 to Mar 12, 2025
Alisa S. Tatarian	FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR	Apr 1, 2019 to Jan 2, 2023
Justin Tran	TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE	Dec 22, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Angela M. Valles	SCHEDULER/EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	Jan 5, 2017 to Jul 19, 2018
Matthew S. Weiner	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Jul 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2021
Tommy C. Wolfe	SHARED EMPLOYEE	Dec 1, 2024 to Dec 16, 2024

Alumni interns · 95· A–Z by last name

Name	Role	Dates
Avanti A. Abhyankar	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025
Manish Ahanya	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 15, 2024
Rachel A. Alonzo	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Samuel J. Alvarez	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Ananya Bapat	PAID INTERN	Aug 1, 2023 to Nov 15, 2023
Abigail B. Becker	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 11, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024
Benjamin G. Beiers	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2019 to Aug 2, 2019
Jacob B. Bleich	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Apr 1, 2019 to May 3, 2019
Isabelle Bock	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 16, 2019 to Jun 15, 2019
Caroline E. Bruce	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 1, 2019 to Oct 31, 2019
Rachael Chan	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2022 to May 15, 2022
Chia-Yu Chen	PAID INTERN	Aug 16, 2023 to Nov 15, 2023
Joshua Chen-Stark	PAID INTERN	Nov 16, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022
Lindsay H. Chong	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Corinne N. Cordts	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 7, 2019 to Dec 26, 2019
Jenny My Quyen Dang	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 10, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Joselyn Espinoza	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Teran Maria G. Estrada	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Kamran A. Fareedi	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 16, 2021 to Nov 15, 2021
Larissa R. Fernandez	PAID INTERN	Jan 13, 2020 to May 8, 2020
Evan M. Fine	PAID INTERN	Jun 26, 2024 to Sep 15, 2024
Christian R. Flinn	PAID INTERN	Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 26, 2021
Caitlin M. Fong	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 14, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
Andrew G. Fung	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	May 1, 2021 to Aug 15, 2021
Sean P. Gallagher	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 15, 2024
Justine Rachel Garcia	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024
Trisha Garud	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2025 to Aug 15, 2025
Emme M. Gibbs	PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2023 to Sep 15, 2023
Anmol K. Gill	PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2025 to Sep 15, 2025
Jacob H. Gottesman	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 21, 2025 to Apr 25, 2025
Gabrielle H. Guerra	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024
Lillian R. Guggenheim	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2022 to May 15, 2022
Alfredo Hernandez	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 20, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025
Benedict Hilton	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jun 16, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025
Anh C. Ho	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2022 to May 15, 2022
Charlotte T. Hoffs	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Zachary Hollander	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Aug 16, 2019 to Dec 15, 2019
Lily I. Hopwood	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2022 to May 15, 2022
Jana Kadah	PAID INTERN	Jan 11, 2020 to May 10, 2020
Jasmine A. Kamalnathan	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Judy Kassa	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Riya Kataria	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Theodore V. Keesee	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Mar 23, 2026 to Jun 5, 2026
David H. Kelmar	PAID INTERN	Jun 11, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Rebecca Kinslow	PAID INTERN	Jun 17, 2019 to Aug 26, 2019
Ishani Kulasingham	PAID INTERN	Sep 9, 2019 to Dec 13, 2019
Ty B. Kushi	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2024 to Aug 30, 2024
Madeline Levin	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 16, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Mary F. Liu	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Nov 7, 2019 to Dec 16, 2019
Brendan T. MacHado	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	May 21, 2024 to Dec 15, 2025
Jacob R. Maginot	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Apr 27, 2026 to May 31, 2026
Connor J. Maguire	PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Anna K. Mason	PAID INTERN	Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 15, 2021
Layla K. Mathews	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 16, 2026 to May 12, 2026
Sophia L. McDaniel	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Aug 15, 2023
Kishan M. Naik	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Rinu A. Nair	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2025 to Dec 15, 2025
Austin K. Nguyen	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Minh-Chinh John Nguyen	PAID INTERN	Apr 1, 2019 to Apr 30, 2019
Myles J. Nowak	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 11, 2024 to May 10, 2024
Ebeidebheki O. Oiyemhonlan	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 15, 2024
Britney Ortiz	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2022 to May 15, 2022
Grace Pang	PAID INTERN	Jun 6, 2019 to Aug 15, 2019
Erica Payne	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022
Victoria Pineiro	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 12, 2025 to Sep 28, 2025
Sriya L. Prathuri	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Feb 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023
Victor M. Quintanilla	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2023 to May 15, 2023
Angela A. Ramirez	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2023 to May 15, 2023
Paviter Randhawa	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Vanessa Rivas	PAID INTERN	Jan 11, 2020 to May 10, 2020
Lorenzo C. Rosas	PAID INTERN	Apr 2, 2019 to May 31, 2019
Alexander Colben Sanchez	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Aug 15, 2023
Alec B. Schwehm	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 1, 2023 to Apr 24, 2023
Lauren A. Seabrooks	PAID INTERN	Apr 2, 2019 to May 31, 2019
Nicolas G. Seryani	PAID INTERN	Aug 16, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025
Amanda K. Shafer	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jul 17, 2019 to Aug 16, 2019
Neeshil K. Shah	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Oct 21, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
Niki A. Sotoodeh	PAID INTERN	May 16, 2024 to Aug 15, 2024
Sean M. Stebbins	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jun 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
Lavanya M. Sundar	DISTRICT OFFICE PAID INTERN	Nov 1, 2024 to Dec 6, 2024
Nimai Talur	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2023 to Aug 15, 2023
Sarah Tan	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Priyal Thakral	PAID INTERN	Jun 17, 2019 to Sep 16, 2019
Kaitlyn T. Tran	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Oct 20, 2022
Dominic Q. Treseler	PAID INTERN	Jun 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Yasmin Urzua-Gutierrez	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2024 to May 15, 2024
Jerry P. Vakshlyak	PAID INTERN	Sep 16, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022
Maryam R. Wazwaz	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2026 to May 15, 2026
Connor G. Whitehill	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 21, 2023 to Dec 14, 2023
Eleanor R. Willette	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Jan 9, 2024 to May 8, 2024
Jonathan E. Wu	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Caroline Y. Xin	PAID INTERN	Sep 1, 2022 to Dec 15, 2022
Ariana C. Yamasaki	PAID INTERN	Jan 16, 2025 to May 15, 2025
Clayton L. Young	PAID INTERN	Nov 9, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023
Adrianna J. Zhang	PAID INTERN - HOUSE PROGRAM	Sep 25, 2024 to Dec 18, 2024

Chapter V

Travel & Disclosures

No disclosed trips yet.

Chapter VI