Assistant Minority Leader, Ohio State Senate, 2023-present

Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 15, 2019-present

Former President Pro Tempore/Member, Columbus City Council

Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 15, 2022

Representative, Ohio State House of Representatives, 2014-2019

Candidate, Ohio State Senate, District 15, 2018

Member, Finance Committee

Ranking Member, Insurance

Member, Legislative Service Commission

Member, Medicaid Committee

Member, Rules and Reference Committee

Member, Subcommittee on Agency Rule Review

Secretary, Subcommittee on Correctional Institution Inspection

Member, Subcommittee on Legislative Ethics

Ranking Member, Veterans and Public Safety

Former Member, Aging and Long Term Care Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Correctional Institution Inspection Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic and Workforce Development Committee, Ohio State House

Former Member, Financial Institutions, Housing and Urban Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, General Government and Agency Review Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Minority Member, Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Local Government, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs Committee, Ohio State Senate

Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Ohio State House of Representatives

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Southside Learning and Development Center

Join Together National Leadership Fellow, Boston University School of Public Health

Former Director of Recruitment and Admissions, City Year

Former Executive Director, Hilltop Civic Council, Incorporated

Former Legislative Liason, Ohio Department of Youth Services

Served, United States Army, 1970-1972

Board Member, Military Veterans Resource Center, present

Former Board Chair, Alliance for Cooperative Justice

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Columbus Cultural Arts Center

Former Member, Board of Trustees, Ohio Hunger Task Force

Former Member, Columbus Public Schools Equity Task Force

Former Board Chair/Member, Franklin County Prevention Institute

Former Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, Columbus City Council

Former Member, Industry Technology Curriculum Committee, Columbus State Community College Department of Business

Former Participant, Leadership Columbus

Former Participant, Leadership Ohio

Former Participant, Ohio Executive Institute

Former Chair, Public Service and Transportation Committee, Columbus City Council

Former Chair, Recreation and Parks Committee, Columbus City Council

Former Chair, Small and Minority Business Development Committee, Columbus City Council

Former Chair, State Education Committee, Columbus Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Former Chair, Veterans Affairs Committee, Columbus City Council

Awards:

Named 2011 Public Servant of the Year, Community Shares of Mid-Ohio