Member, California Commission on the Status of Women, present

Former Member, Blue Ribbon Commission for Child Support Development and Enforcement

Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, California's Wine Industry Committee, California State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Environmental Quality Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Emergency Management, California State Assembly

Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, California State Senate

Former Chair, Natural Resources Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Passenger Rail Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Santa Barbara County Commission for Women

Former Member, State Senate Task Force on Family Equity

Former Member, Subcommittee 1 on Education, California State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on California's Innovation, Technology and LIfe Sciences Economy, California State Senate

Former Member, Women and Inequality-Strategies to Promote Opportunity, California State Senate

Member, Human Services

Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Emergency Management

Chair, Judiciary

Member, Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Member, Natural Resources and Water

Member, Public Safety

Member, Select Committee on California's Wine Industry

Member, Select Committee on Mental Health

Member, Select Committee on the Governor's 2019 Report: Wildfires and Climate Change - California's Energy Future

Chair, Select Committee on Women, Work and Families

— Awards:

• ---"Legislator of the Year" by the Consumer Federation of California for her strong advocacy in the areas of health care and privacy rights.---

  ---"Legislator of the Year" by the Congress of California Seniors---

  ---"Legislator of the Year" by the California League of Conservation Voters---

  ---"Legislator of the Year" by the National Organization for Women for advancing women's health issues and equal opportunity---

  ---"Legislator of the Year" by the Junior League of California for her work on domestic violence and issues effecting children---

  ---"Guardian of the Coast" from Vote the Coast---

  ---Planned Parenthood "Giraffe award" - for sticking her neck out.---

  ---"Outstanding Public Service Award" by the California School Employees Association---

— Number of Grandchildren:

• 5

Priority Issues:

Education

Health Care Security

Public Safety

The Environment

Consumer Protection

Spouse's Occupation:

Superior Court Judge