Minority Leader, New Hampshire State Senate

Senator, New Hampshire State Senate, District 15, 1994-2014

President, New Hampshire State Senate, 2006-2010

Member, City Coucil, City of Concord, 1989-1998

Former Chair, College Tuition Savings Plan Commission, New Hampshire

Member, Economic Advisory Council, City of Concord

Former Member, Land and Community Heritage Commission

Member, Council on World Affairs, New Hampshire, 1981-1989

Former President, Bancroft Products Incorporated

Program Director, Historical Society, New Hampshire, 1979, 1981-1989

Consultant, Public Relations, Disability Council, New Hampshire, 1981-1989

Legislative Liaison, Governor Hugh Gallen, 1979-1981

Administrative Assistant, Wisconsin State Senate, 1972-1979

Member, Board of Directors, New Hampshire Political Library, 2009-present

Member, Board of Directors, Saint John International University, 2009-present

Member, Board of Directors, Concord Regional Development Corporation, present

Former Co-Chair, Boys and Girls Club Teen Center Drive, Concord

Former Co-Chair, Capitol Campaign Drive, Capitol Center for the Arts

Former Senate Representative, Childrens Trust Fund, New Hampshire

Former Member, Christa McAuliffe Planetarium Commission

Member, Concord Centennial Center

Former Trustee, Concord Hospital Board

Chair/Board of Directors, Families in Transition, Concord, present

Former Senate Representative, Healthy Kids Corporation, New Hampshire

Member, Merrimack County Savings Bank, present

Member, New Hampshire Workforce Opportunity Council, present

Member, New Hampshire Youth Council, present