Senator, Louisiana State Senate, District 5, 2010-2022

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana, District 2, 2021

Representative, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 93, 1999-2010

Speaker Pro Tempore, Louisiana State House of Representatives, 2008-2010

Member, Democratic Caucus

Delegate, Democratic National Conventions

Former Member, Executive Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, House Appropriations Committee

Former Member, House Governmental Affairs Committee

Former Member, Hurricane Recovery Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Budget Committee

Former Member, Judiciary B Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Former Member, Legislative Budgetary Control Council, Louisiana State Senate

Member, Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus

Member, Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus

Member, Orleans Delegation

Former Member, Select Committee on Disaster Recovery, Louisiana State Senate

Former Chair, Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, Louisiana State Senate

Counsel, Denton's, 2014-present

Vice Chair for Civic Engagement & Voter Participation, Democratic National Committee, 2017-present

Chair, Louisiana Democratic Party, 2012-present

Member, Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church, present

Flemmings Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives

Board Member, Coliseum Square Association

Member, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

Board Member, Dryades Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

Volunteer, Free Tutoring Program, Incorporated

Board Member, Friends of the New Orleans Public Library

Board Member, Kingsley House

Member, Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority

Member, National Association of Insurance Legislators

Member, National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL)

Founder, New Orleans Kids Political Group (NOKPG)

Adult Advisor, Saint Monica's Christian Youth Organization

Board Member, Vieux Carre Alliance

Volunteer, Young Leadership Council's Recreate New Orleans Program

Board Member, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater New Orleans

Awards:

Legislator of the Year Award, Alliance for Good Government, 2000, 2004; Honored, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation; New Frontier Award, Institute of Politics, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government; Rodel Fellowship in Public Service, Aspen Institute