San Mateo County Public Service
- elected trustee of San Mateo County Community College District in 1981, serving until 1986.
- elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, serving 1987 through 1998.
- elected in 1998 as the San Mateo County Controller; reelected in 2002, 2006, and 2010; retired mid-term from public service in 2012.
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