california, first termer here in congress. -- tell us tell me about yourself -- congressman, tell me about yourself. guest: glad to be a congressman. but first and foremost, husband, father, neighbor, and friend in my community and i came up here to hopefully try to get some things done and move this country forward. i used to run a business. very proud of that. i also have my engineering degree. ready to tackle big problems, if necessary. i spent some time in the state legislature in california as budget chairman and also 10 years and city council. host: what kind of business? guest: a real estate brokerage. first-time homebuyers right in the district. it was really fun watching people truly, truly achieve the american dream of homeownership and hard work in blue-collar families. i really enjoyed that and i'm glad to represent them. host: have you had a chance to use your engineering degree yet here in congress? caller: oh, yes.