Representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, District Twenty-Seventh Middlesex, 2006-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives, District Twenty-Seventh Middlesex, 2018

Alderman, Somerville Board of Alderman, City of Somerville, 2000-2006

Former Member, Global Warming and Climate Change Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Committee on Higher Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint Export Development Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Joint State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Committee, Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House of Representatives

Former Member, Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives

Attorney, Private Practice of Law, 1990-2006

Assistant City Solicitor, City of Somerville, Massachusetts, 1984-1989

Assistant City Solicitor, City of Newton, Massachusetts, 1982-1984

Member, American Civil Liberties Union

Member, Massachusetts Municipal Association

Member, National Organization for Women

Member, Sierra Club

Member, Somerville Community Corporation

Member, Somerville Museum

Priority Issues:

More state aid for our schools, police, fire and other local services
More and better public transportation, bus shelters, parks, and recreational facilities
Affordable homes
Affordable health care for our families
Fair revenue sharing and tax policies
Closing corporate tax loopholes
Laws which respect individuals and all of our families: our health, our educational needs and our environment
Jobs that provide decent wages and benefits
Pursue legislative means to ensure our goal of improving patient safety - the shortage of nurses in our hospitals is a problem that the industry has not corrected on its own.
Reducing our health care system's skyrocketing costs - our emergency rooms have become the primary source of health care for too many Americans.