Senator, Iowa State Senate, District 37, 2002-2019

State Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 1986-1994

Member, Coralville City Council, 1979-1986

Superintendent of Recreation, Mason City, 1973-1979

Board Member, Information Technology Council, 1999-present

Board Member, Community Corrections Improvement Association, 1998-present

Board Member, CJJPA Council, 1996-present

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Iowa State Senate

Board Member, Iowa ACABD Council

Former Member, Legislative Council, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Local Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Rules and Administration Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Capital Projects, Iowa State Senate

Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Fiscal, Iowa State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Joint Appropriations), Iowa State Senate

Former Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Justice System Appropriations, Iowa State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Transportation Committee, Iowa State Senate

East Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium, Cedar Rapids, 1993-present

Job Developer, 6th District Department of Correctional Services, 1991-present

Former Manager, Small Business

Job Training Partnership Act Coordinator, 1985-1991

Supervisor of Recreation, Mason City Parks and Recreation Department, 1973-1979

Member, American Probation and Parole Association, present

President, Board of Directors, Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County, present

Member, Friends of the Coralville Public Library, present

Former Board Member, Iowa City Area Development Group

Member, Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau

Member, Iowa Correction Association, present

Member, Iowa Parks and Recreation Association

Member, Johnson County Council of Governments

Member, Johnson County Democratic Central Committee and Executive Committee

Member, Johnson County Historical Society, present

Member, Saint Thomas More Catholic Church, present