- Occupation: Assemblymember, 16th District
 - M.A. East Asian Studies, Harvard
 - Certificate in Non-Profit Mngmt., Univ. of San Francisco
 - B.A. French, Wellesley College
 - 1976 Fullbright Doctoral Scholarship Dissertation Research
 - Professor
 - Small Business Owner
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Pursue legislation to support administrators and teachers in our most challenged schools.
 - Address California's air and water pollution problems starting with legislation on dioxin, a substance the Federal EPA deemed worst carcinogens known.
 - Access to healthcare for all Californians.
  
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- Sierra Club
 - California Federation of Teachers
 - California Nurses Association
  
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