Biography

Parliamentary service

• Elected to the House of Representatives for Scullin, Victoria, 2013. Re-elected 2016.

Committee service

• Joint Standing: Public Accounts and Audit from 18.3.2014 to 9.5.2016; Electoral Matters from 15.9.2016.
• House of Representatives Standing: Environment from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Indigenous Affairs from 4.12.2013 to 19.10.2015; Privileges and Members' Interests from 4.12.2013 to 9.5.2016; Infrastructure and Communications from 26.3.2014 to 13.10.2015; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities from 10.11.2015 to 9.5.2016; Infrastructure, Transport and Cities from 15.9.2016; Privileges and Members' Interests from 10.10.2016; Employment, Education and Training from 31.5.2017 to 21.5.2018 (Supplementary member from 14.6.2017 to 21.5.2018); Employment, Education and Training from 21.5.2018.

Parliamentary party positions

• Shadow Assistant Minister for Schools from 23.7.2016.

Party positions

• Member, Australian Labor Party from 1992
• Delegate, ALP State Conference (Vic.) from 1997
• Member, ALP State Administrative Committee (Vic.) from 1999
• Party Officer and Trustee, ALP (Vic.) from 2006
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2007
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2009
• Delegate, ALP National Conference 2011

Personal

• Born 31.7.1973, Melbourne, Australia.
• Married

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

• B.A (Hons)(Melb.)
• LL.B (Hons)(Melb.)
• Senior Associate, Holding Redlich lawyers and consultants
• Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to Ministers Jennings and D'Ambrosio in the Bracks and Brumby Victorian Governments
• Electorate officer
• Principal lawyer, Slater and Gordon 2012-13

Electorate

• Description: Outer Metropolitan
• Location: north-eastern outskirts of Melbourne; it includes the suburbs of Diamond Creek, Epping, Lalor, Mill Park, Plenty, Watsonia North, Wattle Glen and Yarrambat, and parts of Bundoora, Greensborough, Hurstbridge, South Morang, Thomastown and Wollert.
• Area: 169 Sq km
• Electors enrolled: 110570 (at 2.7.2016)
• Industries: manufacturing, light industrial, food processing, packaging and distribution, health and education.
• Electorate: Scullin includes parts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly electorates of Bundoora, Eltham, Mill Park, Thomastown and Yan Yean.