Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 17, 2018-present

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 34, 2012-2018

Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 34, 2018

Chair, Appropriations

Member, Financial Institutions Committee

Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee

Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Special Issues

Member, Legislative Budget Oversight Commission

Member, Revenue Committee

Chair, Senate Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

Former Member, Appropriations I, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Appropriations II Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Business and Occupational Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Judiciary-Criminal Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Revenue and Finance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Civil Rights, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Criminal Administration and Enforcement, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Finance, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Growth, Reform & Fairness, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Youth, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Property Tax, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Redistricting, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Transportation: Regulation, Roads, and Bridges Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Counsel, Foley & Lardner Limited Liability Partnership, 2016-present

Managing Partner/Attorney, Law Offices of Elgie Sims, 2008-2016

Principal, Illinois Governmental Consulting Group, 2003-2012

Director of Appropriations, Office of the Illinois Senate President Emil Jones, 1995-2003

Member, Board of Directors, Chatham Park Place Homeowner’s Association, present

Member, Board of Directors, South Central Community Services, Incorporated, present

Member, Chairman’s Advisory Council, Big Shoulders Fund, present

Member, Chatham Avalon Park Community Council, present

Member, Chicago Bar Association, present

Member, Cook County Bar Association, present

Member, Greater Chatham Alliance, present

Member, Illinois State Bar Association, present

Member, Illinois State University, Black Colleagues Association, present

President/Chief Executive Officer, Illinois Torch Youth and Community Development Corporation, present

Member, Loyola University Chicago Alumni Association, present

Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers, present

Member, National Bar Association, present

Member, Park Manor Neighbors Community Council, present

Member, South Holland Business Association, present

Member, University of Illinois at Springfield Alumni Association, present

Member, West Chesterfield Community Association, present

Former Member, National Board of Directors, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated