I’m fortunate to be married to Jane Stoever, who is not only an amazing spouse and mother, but is also a thought and advocacy leader in the area of domestic violence.

Jane is a professor at UC Irvine School of Law, where she teaches Family Law and directs the Domestic Violence Clinic, which represents survivors of DV in accessing the legal and other help they need to escape abusive relationships. Jane has written a number of leading legal research papers in this area, and her on-the-ground experience has been incredibly informative in her research. 

With her brilliant counsel, I’ve been privileged to author eight DV-related bills into law, protecting survivors of domestic violence and saving lives. These include a number of first-in-the-nation bills, including legislation to designate reproductive coercion as a form of abuse. I’ve also been a leader in protecting women and children from abuse, and last year, I authored legislation to create criminal penalties for religious clergy who take advantage of their positions to sexually abuse those under their supervision. 

In Congress, I will continue to work with Jane to develop solutions to the far too common problems of domestic violence and sexual abuse.