▁having ▁served ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁currently ▁represents ▁California ' s ▁ 3 0 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁within ▁the ▁San ▁Fernando ▁Valley , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁and ▁the ▁eastern ▁Sim i ▁Hills ▁in ▁Vent ura ▁County . ▁He ▁previously ▁represented ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ 2 4 th ▁and ▁ 2 7 th ▁con gression al ▁districts , ▁located ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County . ▁He ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁Sh erman ▁O aks . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lane ▁and ▁Maurice ▁H yman ▁Sh erman . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁of ▁Russian ▁Jewish ▁descent . ▁He ▁attended ▁Mark ▁Ke ppel ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁Cor ona ▁del ▁Mar ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁a ▁J . D ., ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude , ▁from ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁tax ▁law ▁special ist ▁and ▁Cert ified ▁Public ▁Account ant . ▁Before ▁joining ▁Congress , ▁Sh erman ▁was ▁on ▁staff ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nations ’ ▁big - four ▁C PA ▁fir ms . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁firm , ▁he ▁aud ited ▁large ▁business es ▁and ▁government al ▁entities , ▁provided ▁tax ▁law ▁coun sel ▁on ▁mult im ill ion - d ollar ▁transactions , ▁ad vised ▁entrepr ene