Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154, 2013-2021

Candidate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 154, 2018

Former Member, Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Children and Youth Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former member, Education Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Financial Services and Banking Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Game and Fisheries Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Chair, Parks and Forests Subcommittee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, Rules Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Former Member, State Government Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Retired Captain, United States Army Reserves

Political Consultant, Montgomery County Democratic Committee, 2007-2010

Teacher/Director of Community Service, Lower Merion School District, 1971-2005

Adjunct Professor, Education, University of Pennsylvania, 1983-1985

Teacher, Social Studies, Abington School District, 1970-1971

Former Member, Cheltenham Development Corporation

Former Board Member/President, Mideastern Region, Pennsylvania State Education Association

Former Member/Director, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Democratic Committee

Member, Climate Change Advisory Committee, 2018

Vice Chair, Democratic Policy Committee, 2016-2018

Co-Chair, Cheltenham Democratic Committee, 2007-2012

Member, Cheltenham Township Library Citizens Committee, 2007-2008

Chair, Cheltenham School District, Local Tax Study Commission, 2006

Member, Cheltenham Historical Commission, 2000-2002

Priority Issues:

1. Craft a budget for the Commonwealth that increases funding for public education and social services
2. Implement a Fair Funding Formula for public education
3. Safeguard our air, water and environment
4. Enact a Marcellus Shale Extraction Tax
5. Prepare the Commonwealth for the impact of Climate Change
6. Promote LGBTQ Equality and seek protections from all forms of discrimination
7. Protect our Seniors from Consumer Fraud while promoting Retirement Safeguards*
8. Enact economic reforms for the middle class that include raising the minimum wage, providing sick and family leave, greater organizing opportunities for labor and ending pay inequality for women