SEE LATEST
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from US Congress district HD-CA-6
COMMITTEES
US House
BIRTH
--
ABOUT
Ami Bera was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned his medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. He has worked as a clinical professor at the UC Davis School of Medicine. Bera served as Chief Medical Officer for the County of Sacramento and later founded the Sacramento County Health Clinic for disadvantaged families. He has served on the boards of several health-related non-profits. In 2010, Bera ran for California's 3rd congressional district. He narrowly lost to incumbent Dan Lungren. In 2012, Bera defeated Lungren to become only the third Indian-American elected to the US Congress. He has been reelected 3 times.read less
OFFICES HELD
US House from US Congress
NEXT ELECTION