Minority Whip, Kansas State Senate, 2019-present

Senator, Kansas State Senate, District 6, 2013-present

Candidate, Kansas State Senate, District 6, 2000, 2020

Commissioner, Unified Government, Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, 1997-2010

Representative, Kansas State House of Representatives, 1992-1996

Member, Confirmation Oversight Committee

Member, Education Committee

Member, Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits

Ranking Minority Member, Public Health and Welfare Committee

Member, Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight

Member, Subcommittee on General Government

Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education

Member, Subcommittee on Human Services

Ranking Minority Member, Ways and Means Committee

Member, Kansas Women's Political Caucus, present

Former Ranking Minority Member, Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Education Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Kansas Security, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Education Finance, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Corrections and Public Safety, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Corrections, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Health, Kansas State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Social Services, Kansas State Senate

Former Ranking Minority Member, Transportation Committee, Kansas State Senate

Chair, Mayor's Council Against Domestic Violence, 1999-2011

Educator, Turner School District, District 202, 1968-2006

Board Member, Turner Community Connection, 2011-present

Board Member, Kansas City Kansas school Foundation for Excellence, 2010-present

Member, Kansas National Education Association-Wyandotte United Unisserv, present

Lifetime Member, Kansas Parent Teacher Association, present

Cantor, Our Lady of Unity Parish/ Sacred Heart Church, present

Member, Our Lady of Unity Parish/ Sacred Heart Church, present

Former President, Argentine Opti-Mrs.

Member, Friend of the Library

Member, National Order of Women Legislators

Former President, Our Lady of Unity School Parent Teacher Organization

Former Board Member, Parents as Teacher Consortium

Former President, Turner Unified School, Kansas National Education Association, District 202

Board Member, Crosslines Retirement Board, 2012

Member, Grinter House Board, 2005-2011

Board Member, Mid-America Regional Council, 2008-2011

Chair, Wyandotte Homeless Continuum of Care, 2007-2011

Chair, Resolution Commission, Kansas National Education Association, 1999-2002

Coordinator, Silver City Celebration, 1976-2001

Chairperson, Kansas National Education Association Resolution Committee, 1999-2000

Coordinator, Implementation of At-Risk Preschool for Turner Unified School District 202, District 202, 1996

Awards:

League of Kansas Municipalities Excellence in Local Government Award, 2007; Oak Grove Teacher of the Year, 2000; Leadership2000, Class VI

Number of Grandchildren:

4