Assembly Member, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 20, 1998-present

Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly, District 20, 2022

Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2017-2021

Delegate, United States Presidential Electoral College, 2000

Milwaukee School Board, 1991-1998

Member, Labor and Integrated Employment Committee

Member, Regulatory Licensing Reform Committee

Member, State Affairs Committee

Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee

Member, Workforce Development Committee and Economic Opportunities

Former Member, Consumer Protection Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Education Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Education Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Education Reform Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Government Accountability and Oversight Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Jobs and the Economy Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Labor Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Former Member, Labor and Workforce Development Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Member, Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

Chair, State Assembly Democratic Task Force on Working Families

Former Member, Urban Revitalization Committee, Wisconsin State Assembly

Governor Appointee, Department of Workforce Development State Minimum Wage Council, 2005

Chair, State Assembly Milwaukee Caucus, 2003, 2005

Chair, Assembly Democratic Task Force on Working Families, 2003

Minority Caucus Chair, Wisconsin State Assembly, 2001

Delegate, Wisconsin Democratic National Convention, 2000

Flemming Fellow, Center for Policy Alternatives, 2003

Fellow, Bowhay Institute, La Follette School, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2001

Member, American Council of Young Political Leaders

Member, Bay View Historical Society

Member, Bay View Lions Club

Member, Bay View Neighborhood Association

Member, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Women in Government

Founder, Conservatory of Lifelong Learning, Innovative School, Milwaukee Public School District

Member, Cudahy Historical Society

Member, Milwaukee City Council Parents and Teachers Association

Member, Saint Francis and Cudahy Kiwanis

Member, Steering Committee, Healthier Communities

Major, Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol

Honorary Life Member, Wisconsin Congress of Parents and Teachers

Awards:

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Certificates of Commendation - 2005, 2006
Professional Firefighters of Wis. Legislator of the Year - 2010
Cudahy Veterans' Service Award - 2010
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence DV Diva - 2003
Wisconsin Ob/Gyn Physicians' Legislator of the Year - 2000