Current Role:
Junior United States Senator from California (December 9, 2024 – present)

Previous roles:
United States Representative, California (2001–2024)
California State Senator, 21st District (1996–2000)
Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California (1987–1993)

Education:
B.A. in Political Science, Stanford University (1982)
J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude (1985)

Background:
Born June 22, 1960, in Framingham, Massachusetts. Moved to Arizona in 1970 and Alamo, California in 1972. Graduated Monte Vista High School, Danville, California (1978). Married Eve Sanderson (1995); two children.

Career:
Law clerk for Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. (1985–1986). Federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, noted for prosecuting FBI agent Richard Miller for espionage. Founded first federal environmental crimes unit in the office.

Political positions:
Democrat. Supports surveillance reform, environmental protection, infrastructure investment, Armenian-American issues, and a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. Voted for the Iraq War (2003), later expressed regret.

Legislative achievements:
Authored California’s Gold Line rail extension legislation ("Father of the Gold Line"). Led the Schiff-Cárdenas Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act. Introduced U.S. House Resolution 106 on Armenian genocide recognition. Led impeachment proceedings against President Trump as House Intelligence Chair. Championed surveillance and privacy reform.

Controversies:
Censured by the House of Representatives (2023) for his role in Trump–Russia investigations. Removal from House Intelligence Committee by Speaker Kevin McCarthy (2023). Faced criticism over Iraq War vote and some "tough on crime" proposals from the 1990s.

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Adam Schiff, born June 22, 1960, is the junior United States Senator from California since December 2024. A Democrat and former prosecutor, Schiff represented Los Angeles-area districts in the U.S. House from 2001 to 2024, chairing the Intelligence Committee and leading Trump’s first impeachment. He is recognized for his work on the Gold Line transit, juvenile justice reform, and Armenian-American advocacy. Schiff graduated from Stanford and Harvard Law. Married to Eve Sanderson, he has two children. In 2023, he was censured by the House but won election to the Senate in 2024.

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