Mr. Fazio is a former Democratic congressman who represented the state of California between 1979 and 1999. Congressman Fazio served on the Budget and Appropriations Committees, among others, and was an active member of the Democratic leadership, rising to chairman of the Democratic Caucus in 1994. Currently, Mr. Fazio is a senior advisor at the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.