Former Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State Senate

Former Majority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate

Member, State Central Committee, State Democratic Party, 4th Congressional District

Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 20, 2003-2020

Assistant Majority Leader, Illinois State Senate, 2017-2020

Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 20, 2018

Former Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Education Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice-Chairperson, Energy and Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Executive Subcommittee on Gaming, Illinois State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Government Accountability Pensions, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Licensed Activities and Pensions Committee, Illinois State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Special Committee on Pension Investments, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Special Committee on Pension Investments, Illinois State Senate

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Generation, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Illinois State Senate

Former Sub-Chairperson, Subcommittee on Generation, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations, Illinois State Senate

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Illinois State Senate

No professional experience on file.

Champion of Affordable Housing and Homeownership, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), present

President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, present

Awards:

Hillary Rodham Clinton Leadership Award, 2004