Former Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Compton

Former Member, Subcommittee on Emergencies, Disaster Response and Port Security, California State Senate

Senator, California State Senate, District 35, 2014-2016

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 44, 2016

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 64, 2008-2014

Member, Compton City Council, 2003-2008

President, Board of Trustees, Compton Unified School District, 2001-2003

Former Member, Banking and Financial Institutions, California State Senate

Former Member, California's Wine Industry, California State Senate

Former Member, Commission for Economic Development

Former Member, Fairs, Allocation, and Classification, California State Senate

Former Member, Government Organization, California State Senate

Former Member, Health Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, California State Senate

Former Member, Metropolitan Water Board

Former Member, Ports and Goods Movement, California State Senate

Former Member, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, California State Senate

Chair, Governmental Organization Committee, California State Assembly, 2009-2014

Former Real Estate and Economic Development Specialist

Former President, Board of Trustees, Compton Unified School District

Former Director, Community Services Department, City of Los Angeles

Former Director, Lynwood Employment and Economic Development Center

Senior Analyst of Classified Personnel, Lynwood Unified School District

Member, Compton Double Rock Missionary Baptist Church, present

Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, present

Awards:

"2010 Assemblymember of the Year" - Apartment Association, California Southern Cities
"Legislator of the Year" - West Basin Municipal Water District
"2010 Martin Luther King, Jr Award" - Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles (SCLC)