urs ▁and ▁small ▁business es ▁on ▁tax ▁and ▁invest ment ▁issues , ▁and ▁helped ▁represent ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁under ▁President ▁Aqu ino ▁in ▁a ▁successful ▁effort ▁to ▁se ize ▁assets ▁of ▁de posed ▁President ▁Mar cos . ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School ' s ▁International ▁Tax ▁Program . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁Equ al ization ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 6 ) ▁Sh erman ' s ▁public ▁service ▁career ▁includes ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Board ▁of ▁Equ al ization ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Equ al ization ▁involved ▁numerous ▁attacks . ▁Claude ▁Par r ish , ▁Sh erman ' s ▁oppon ent , ▁said ▁that ▁an ▁att orney ▁general ▁candidate ▁decl ined ▁to ▁end or se ▁Sh erman ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁state ' s ▁elected ▁tax ▁appe als ▁board . ▁Sh erman ▁replied , ▁calling ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁out rage ous ▁hit ▁pieces ▁in ▁contemporary ▁California ▁political ▁history ." ▁ ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁( 1 9 9 7 – present ) ▁ ▁E lections ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁inc umb ent ▁Democratic ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Anthony ▁C . ▁Be il enson ▁of ▁California ' s ▁