Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State Senate

Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State Senate, present

Candidate, Iowa State Governor, 2014

Senator, Iowa State Senate, 2002-2014

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1984-2002

Congressional Candidate, 1995-1996

State Legislator, 1985-1993

Member, Appropriations, Commerce, Economic Growth, Human Resources Committee, Iowa State Senate, present

Chair, Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee, Iowa State Senate, present

Member, Labor and Business Relations Committee, Iowa State Senate, present

Member, White House Working Group of State Legislators for Health Reform, 2009

Member, Mayors Select Committee on Tax Disparity, 1999

Owner, Hatch Development Group, 1997-present

Owner, Hatch and Associates, 1979-present

Chair, National Housing and Neighborhood Development Corporation

Experience, Real Estate Developer

State Director, United States Senator Tom Harkin, 1993-1995

Assistant Director, Central Iowa Regional Association of Local Government, 1975-1978

Assistant Planner, City of Des Moines, 1973-1974

Board Member, Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association, 1980-present

Mid City Coalition, 1996-2000

Board Member, Des Moines Water Works, 1998

Board Member, Des Moines Public Housing, 1996-1997

Board Member, Urban Dreams, 1988-1992

Board Member, Children and Families of Iowa, 1980-1984

Awards:

Underserved Champion of the Year, Iowa-Nebraska Primary Care Association, 2005

Community Spirit Award, The Business Record, 2003

Protector of Children Award, Coalition for Family & Children's Services in Iowa, 2003, 2005

Leadership Award, Iowa Health Care for All, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 2009

Leadership Award, Iowa Academy for Family Physicians', 2008

Presidential Leadership Award, Iowa Osteopathic Medical Association, 2009

Leadership Award, Iowa Dental Association, 2009

Outstanding Leadership Award, Polk County Medical Society, 07/2007

Outstanding Legislator Award, Orchard Place, 2005

Friends of Youth Award, Youth Homes of Mid America, 2003

Public Health Official of the Year Award, Iowa Public Health Association, 2009

Outstanding Service Award, Iowa Health Care Association, 2005, 2006

Coalition for Family and Children's Services, Outstanding Legislator Award, 2005