Former Minority Whip, Connecticut State Senate

Deputy Minority Leader Pro Tempore

Senator, Connecticut State Senate, 2000-2012

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 5, 2012

Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1994-2000

Former Minority Caucus Chair, Connecticut State Senate

Member, Governor Jodi Rell's Campaign Finance Reform Working Group

Member, Speaker's Task Force on Domestic Violence

Appointed, Experience, Litchfield Board of Ethics, 1990-1992

Harwinton Town Attorney, 1994-present

Partner/Attorney, Roraback and Roraback, 1988-present

Attorney, Wiggin and Dana

Member, Torrington Historical Society, 1998-present

Member, Goshen Historical Society, 1997-present

Member, Board of Directors, Torrington Affordable Housing, Incorporated, 1995-present

Volunteer Counsel, Main Street Action Team Incorporated

Volunteer Counsel, Operation Yuli Incorporated

Member, Torrington Child Care Center Incorporated

Volunteer Counsel, Torrington, Connecticut Legal Services Incorporated

Member, Yale Club of Northwestern Connecticut

Participant, Fleming Fellows Leadership Training, Center For Policy Alternatives, 1999

Awards:

Distinguished First 100 Male Leader, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2011; Children's Champion, Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, 2009-2010; Jack Shannahan Prize for Public Service, 2008; Connecticut Olmstead Award, 2007; Family Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies, 2007; Aspen-Rodel Fellowship, Aspen Institute, 2006; Environmental Hero, Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, 2004; Government Leader Against Drunk Driving (GADD), Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2004; Environmental Hero, Audubon Connecticut, 2003; Connecticut Greenways Council Recognition; Legislator of the Year, Connecticut Farm Bureau Association; Legislator of the Year, Working Lands Alliance; Montgomery Hare Environmental Defender Award, Housatonic Valley Association.