Alyson lives in El Dorado Hills with her husband, Tim and two of their four children. They have two children in college. Alyson is an attorney practicing business litigation and intellectual property law.

Raised in Lodi, Alyson graduated from Lodi High School before attending San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton. Because of her national success on the debate team she received a scholarship to California State University, Chico. After state budget cuts threatened to dismantle Chico's speech and debate team, Alyson transferred to Cornell University where she received her Bachelor of Science with honors. She came back to California and received her law degree from the University of California's Hastings College of the Law.

Alyson is living proof that the American dream is alive and well. Overcoming family hardships as a child, she worked hard to put herself through school and was the first of her family to graduate from college.

She has made a life-long commitment to community and public service, including advocating on behalf the Junior Leagues of California for legislation designed to reform our foster care system. She also serves the community by working with the Conference of Delegates of California Bar Associations to promote justice and equality within our legal system. Alyson has served as a volunteer advocate for the indigent, at-risk youth and those with serious life-threatening illnesses who otherwise could not afford to seek legal advice.

Although new to politics, Alyson believes that common sense solutions can help us tackle many of the problems facing our state. As a business lawyer she understands the pressures facing business in our state, and as a working mother she understands the pressures that families face every day.

Her knowledge of the district and her unique resume make her a strong Democratic candidate for the 10th Assembly District.

The 10th AD includes Amador, El Dorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties. It includes the cities of Lodi, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, Stockton, and Jackson. The district was won by US Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2006 and narrowly lost by US Senator Barbara Boxer in 2004.