Former Minority Leader, Oregon State Senate

Deputy Leader, Oregon State Senate

Senator, Oregon State Senate, District 10, 2002-2019

Candidate, Oregon State Senate, District 10, 2018

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 5, 2004

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 31, 1998-2002

Former Member, Conduct Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Joint Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Audits Committee, Oregon State Senate

Member, Marion County Environmental Health Advisory Committee

Member, Marion Public Safety Coordinating Council

Vice Chair, Salem Human Rights Commission

Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Oregon State Senate

Supervisor, Governor Tom McCall’s Economic Opportunity Office

Assistant, Governor Vic Atiyeh

Owner/Operator, Jackie's Ribs

Member, Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Oregon

Member, Board of Directors, Salem Chamber of Commerce

President, Bones and Brew

Member, Chemeketa College Foundation Board

Member, Howard Street Charter School Board

Council Member, Marion Public Safety Coordinating

Member, Mid Valley Economic Development District

Member, National Federation of Independent Business

Member, Oregon Northwest Black Pioneers

Director, Oregon Restaurant Association

Member, Oregon State Managers Association

President/Charter Member, Salem NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Member, Salem-Keiser School District Blue Ribbon Committee on Excellence

Founder/Former President, South Salem Rotary Club

Campaign Chair, United Way of Polk and Marion Counties