Democratic District Leader, 1973-present

Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, District 71, 1974-2017

Elector, Electoral College, 2000

Committeeman, New York State Assembly, District 71, 1970-1972

County Leader, New York County Democratic Committee, 1981-present

Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, New York State Assembly

Former Member, Rules Committee, New York State Assembly

Member, Task Force on Puerto Rican/Hispanic, New York State Assembly

Chair, Ways and Means Committee, New York State Assembly, 1994-2017

Chair, Banks Committee, New York State Assembly, 1979-1994

Member, Temporary Committee on Interstate Banking, 1983

Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, National Conference of State Legislators, 1981-1982

Former Assistant Office Director, Mayor John Lindsay, Washington Heights

Former Confidential Aide, State Supreme Court Justice

Instructor, New School for Social Research on Banking, 1981-1984

Member, Alianza Dominicana, Incorporated

Member, M.L. Wilson Boy's Club of Harlem

Member, Wilson Major Morris Community Center

Committeeman, New York State Democratic Party, 1983-1993

Vice-Chair, New York State Democratic Party, 1982-1992