Senator, United States Senate, Illinois, 2017-present

Candidate, United States Senate, Illinois, 2022

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 8, 2013-2017

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 8, 2012, 2014

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Illinois, District 6, 2006

Member, Committee on Armed Services

Member, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Member, Committee on Foreign Relations

Member, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Member, Subcommittee on Airland

Chair, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation

Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband

Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security

Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Member, Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy

Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

Chair, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy

Member, Subcommittee on Personnel

Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

Member, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports

Member, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports

Member, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion

Former Member, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, Career & Technical Education Caucus

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Member, Congressional Bicameral High-Speed & Intercity Passenger Rail Caucus

Member, Congressional Community College Caucus

Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus

Member, Congressional General Aviation Caucus

Member, Congressional Military Family Caucus

Member, Congressional Small Business Caucus

Member, Congressional Transparency Caucus

Member, Congressional Veteran's Jobs Caucus

Member, Congressional Women's Caucus

Former Member, Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, Dietary Supplement Caucus

Former Member, Energy Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, United States Senate

Member, Friends of Thailand

Member, House Manufacturing Caucus

Founder, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Caucus

Member, Make It In America Working Group

Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus

Former Member, National Parks Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Caucus

Former Member, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Former Member, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Personnel, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Security, United States Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, United States Senate

Former Member, Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee, United States Senate

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, United Solutions Caucus

Former Member, Water and Power Subcommittee, United States Senate

Member, Working Group for a Working Congress

Former Coordinator, Center for Nursing Research, Northern Illinois University

Director, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs

Former Administrative Manager, Rotary International, Asia Pacific Region

Lieutenant Colonel, Illinois Army National Guard, 1996-2014

Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 2009-2011

Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, 2006-2009

Served, United States Army Reserve, 1992-1996

Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2012

Awards:

Purple Heart, 2004