Former Assistant Majority Whip, New York State Senate

Former Assistant Minority Leader for Floor Operations, New York State Senate

Former Assistant Minority Whip, New York State Senate

Former Minority Conference Secretary, New York State Senate

Majority Conference Secretary, New York State Senate, 2019-2021

Senator, New York State Senate, 1985-2021

Candidate, New York State Senate, District 25, 2018

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate

Former Chair, Children and Families Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee, New York State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, New York State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Libraries Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, New York City Education Committee, New York State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, New York State Senate

Co-Founder/Director of Organizing, Day Care Forum of New York City, 1978

Former President, Community School Board 13

Member, National Advisory Committee, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Member, New York State Conference of Black Senators, New York State Senate, present