Representative, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 1994-present

Candidate, Washington State House of Representatives, District 43 Position 2, 2022

Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 2002-2021

Co-Speaker, Washington State House of Representatives, 1999-2001

Minority Leader, Washington State House of Representatives, 1997-1998

Member, Appropriations Committee

Co-Chair, Behavioral Health Recovery System Transformation Task Force

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Housing Committee

Former Chair, Rules Committee, Washington State House of Representatives

Senior Advisor, Solid Ground (Freemont Public Association), 2006-present

President, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1999-2006

Executive Director, Solid Ground (Fremont Public Association), 1983-1998

Lecturer, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, 1992-1996

Manager, North Community Service Center, 1981-1983

Administrative Director, Pike Market Senior Center, 1980-1981

Employee, Department of Human Resources, City of Seattle, 1976-1979

Director, Cascade Community Center, 1975-1976

Director, Program for Local Service Volunteer, 1974-1975

Planning Commissioner, City of Kent, Washington, 1972-1974

Director, Cascade Community Center

Founder, Home and Hope Project

Founding Member, Livable Wage Campaign

Co-Founder, Seattle Tenants Union

Founder, Washington State’s Housing Trust Fund

Board Member, Low Income Housing Institute, 1991-1998

Board Member, Office of PortJOBS and Working in King County Task Force, Port of Seattle, 1990-1994

Co-Chair, Low-Income and Affordable Housing, Capital Forum Coalition (Washington State Capital Budget), 1989-1993

Co-Founder/Chair, Committee for Economic Opportunity, 1989-1992

Technical Advisor, State Health Care Commission, 1991-1992

Member, Working Group on School/Community Partnerships, Seattle Education Summit, 1990

Regional Planning Task Force, Human Services Roundtable, 1988

Member/Chair, Seattle Housing Levy Oversight Committee, 1986-1988

Member, Leadership Tomorrow, 1987

Co-Founder/Board Member, Seattle Personal Transit, 1984-1986

Chair/Member, Steering Committee, Citizens for a Better Seattle, 1986

Co-Chair, Coalition for Survival Services, 1983-1985

Co-Chair, Health Care for the Homeless Coalition, 1984-1985

Board Member, Downtown Human Services Council, 1980-1981

Board Member, Fremont Arts Council, 1976-1979

Founder/Community Coordinator, Fremont Canal Park Project, 1977-1978

Member, Steering Committeee, Seattle Coalition on Redlining, 1976-1977

Co-Chair, Cascade Community Council, 1975-1976

Board Member, Central Seattle Community Council Federation, 1974-1976

Member, National Steering Committee, New Democratic Coalition, 1975-1976

Board Member, Citizens Against the R.H. Thomson Freeway (CARHT), 1973-1975

Volunteer, Program for Local Service, 1974-1975

Board Member, University District Community Council, 1974-1975

Chair, Washington Democratic Council, 1974-1975

Coordinator, Citizens for an Alternative to the West Seattle Freeway, 1973-1974

Member, Government and Citizen Participation Task Force, Seattle 2000, 1974

Member, King County Environmental Development Commission, 1973-1974

Member, Metro Transit Citizens Advisory Committee, 1973-1974

Father's Occupation:

Shipyard Employee

Mother's Occupation:

School Cafeteria Employee