US Representative for Florida 26th district, first elected in 2018. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 18, 1971; graduated from Pomona Catholic High School, Pomona, CA,1988; B.S., Pitzer College, Claremont, CA, 1992; M.A., Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, 1996; consultant; faculty, Florida International University, Miami, FL., 2003-2011.