Former Assistant Majority Leader, New York State Senate

Former Deputy Minority Leader, New York State Senate

Former Committee-Member, Town of Bethlehem

Senator, New York State Senate, District 46, 2023-Present

Senator, New York State Senate, District 44, 1996-2023

Vice President Pro Tempore, New York State Senate, 2019-2023

Candidate, New York State Senate, District 44, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020

Assistant Democratic Conference Leader for Floor Operations, New York State Senate, 2017-2019

Chair, Ethics And Internal Governance Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Higher Education Committee

Chair, Insurance Committee

Member, Judiciary Committee

Member, Rules Committee

Former Member, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Ethics Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, New York State Senate

Partner, The Breslin Firm, 1995-present

Of Counsel, Barclay Damon, Limited Liability Partnership, present

Former Attorney, Girvin and Ferlazzo

Former Attorney, Hiscock and Barclay

Partner, Breslin and Breslin, 1990-1995

Partner, Breslin, Breslin, and Breslin, 1980-1990

Partner, Garry, Cahill, Edmunds, and Breslin, 1973-1980

Attorney, Garry, Cahill, and Edmunds, 1971-1973

Member, Character and Fitness Committee, Appellate Division, Third Department, 1987-present

Member, New York State Bar Association, 1971-present

Former Member, Executive Committee, National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL)

Member, Hope House

Member, Hospitality House

Member, International Center

Former President, National Conference of Insurance Legislators

Former Attorney, Saint Anne's Institute and Arbor Hill Community Center

Attorney, School Board Elections, Town of Bethlehem

Former Chair, State/Federal Relations Committee, National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL)

Former Editor-in-Chief, University of Toledo Law Review

Member, Executive Committee, General Practice of Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 1980-1985, 1989-1998

Vice President/Board Member, Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, 1994-1998

Chair, General Practice of Law Section, New York State Bar Association, 1993-1994

Member, House of Delegates, New York State Bar Association, 1992-1994

Chair, Grievance Committee, Albany County Bar Association, 1985-1993

Board Member, Arbor House, 1975-1990

President, Arbor House, 1978-1985

Editor, New York State Bar Association Newsletter, General Practice of Law Section, 1980-1984

Awards:

Recipient of the 2012 "Voice of Progress Award" given by the RFK Democratic Club and in 2013, he received the "Person of the Year Award" given by the Troy Youth Association
received the Distinguished Leadership Award given by the Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region
Champion in Compassion, an award given by the Homeless and Travelers Aid Society

Pathways of Hope Award given by the Clearview Center, the Advocacy Award given by the International Center of the Capital Region, the Community Service Award from Centro Civico Hispanoamericano