Democratic Whip, Oregon State House of Representatives

Senator, Oregon State Senate, 1998-2001, 2010-2023

Candidate, Oregon State Senate, District 6, 2018

Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 42, 1991-1998

Springfield City Councilor, 1986-1993

Former Chair, Business and Transportation Committee, Oregon State Senate

Member, Council of Utility Commissioners

Former Member, Education Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee On Carbon Reduction, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee On Ways and Means, Oregon State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Joint Subcommittee on Human Services, Oregon State Senate

Member, Juvenile Crime Prevention Commission

Member, Juvenile Task Force Subcommittee on Teen Runaways

Former Alternating Chair, Legislative Administration Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Marijuana Regulation Committee, Oregon State Senate

Member, Oregon Energy Planning Commission

Member, Oregon Global Warming Commission

Member, Oregon Progress Board Benchmark Evaluation Task Force

Chief Executive Officer, Oregon Public Utility Commission, 2001-10

Member, Oregon Public Utility Commission

Former Member, Oregon State Capitol Foundation Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Oregon State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Transportation Preservation and Modernization Committee, Oregon State Senate

Member, Springfield City Planning Commission, 1978

Management Analyst, Oregon Executive Department

Served, United States Air Force

Executive Director, Eugene/Springfield Metro Partnership, Incorporated, 1996-2001

Business Advisor, City of Eugene, 1980-1997

Employment Training Manager, Lane County, 1978-1980

Member, Advisory Council, Electric Power Research Institute

Board Member, Benton-Lane-Lincoln-Linn Regional Strategy

Former Member, Eugene Business Assistance Team

Board Member, Eugene/Springfield Visitor & Convention Bureau, Incorporated

Member, Lane “Blue Ribbon” Future’s Task Force for County Government

Professional/Technical Advisory Council, Lane Community College

Member, Lane Economic Committee

Board Member, Northern Tier Transmission Group

Member, Professional/Technical Advisory Council, Lane Community College

Board Member, Richard E. Wildish Community Theater

Member, Springfield Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Springfield Education Foundation

Board Member, Springfield Historic Railroad Depot Foundation

Board Member, Springfield Soccer Club, Incorporated

Member, Springfield Soccer Foundation

Member, Springfield/Twin Rivers Rotary Club

Board Member, Western Electricity Coordinating Council, Inc.

Board Member, Willamalane Park and Recreation

Board Member, McKenzie-Willamette Hospital, 2000-2001

Chair, Local Government/Metropolitan Policy Committee, 1986-1988, 1992