Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 57, 2022-present

Former Assistant Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 59, 2012-2022

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 57, 2022

Candidate, California State Assembly, District 47, 2010

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Budget Committee

Member, Committee on Governmental Organization

Member, Insurance Committee

Chair, Public Safety Committee

Member, Select Committee on Los Angeles County Homelessness

Member, Select Committee on Native American Affairs

Member, Select Committee on Poverty and Economic Inclusion

Chair, Select Committee on Reparatory Justice

Member, Select Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Chair, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color

Member, Subcommittee 5 on Public Safety

Former Member, 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Budget Subcommittee No. 6 on Budget Process, Oversight and Program Evaluation, California State Assembly

Former Chair, California Legislative Black Caucus

Former Member, Community and Law Enforcement Relations and Responsibilities Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Community and Law Enforcement Relations and Responsibilities Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Diabetes and Heart Disease Prevention Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Expanding Access to California's Natural Resources Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Higher Education Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Infectious Diseases in High Risk Disadvantaged Communities Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Labor and Employment Committee, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on Ending the School to Prison Pipeline, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Youth Mental Health, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Select Committee on the Status of Boys and Men of Color, California State Assembly

Former Chair, Status of Boys and Men of Color Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Urban Planning and Land Use in Under-served Communities Committee, State General Assembly

Former Member, Workforce Development and Diversity in the Innovation Economy Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Workforce and Vocational Development Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Member, Youth and California's Future Committee, California State General Assembly

Former Director of Asset Management, City of Los Angeles

Former Director, Real Estate, City of Los Angeles

Member, American Society for Public Administration, Los Angeles Chapter, present

Secretary, California Democratic Party, present

Member, New Frontier Democratic Club, present

Chair, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Los Angeles, present

Member, University of Southern California Black Alumni, present

Former Chair, Baldwin Hills Conservancy

Former Chair, Los Angeles County Small Business Commission

Former Vice President, Los Angeles Professional Managers Association

Former Vice President, Professional Managers Association, Service Employees International Union, Local 721

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

"I am so proud to have had the privilege of representing the great people of the 59th district for close to three years in the State Assembly. Over the course of my time in office, I've worked diligently to address the 59th district's and California's biggest challenges. Issues like fighting to keep our community safer, protecting immigrant rights, increasing funding for local neighborhood schools, reforming our state's criminal justice system by focusing more on reducing recidivism rates through rehabilitation and job-training, treating the mentally ill, keeping our state economically competitive to generate more good paying middle class jobs, safeguarding workers' rights, getting more California students into our colleges and universities and conserving water to help the state grapple with our drought crisis-- all have been among my top priorities."

"These are the issues that are on the forefront of California's public policy debates, and while we've made enormous strides over these last few years, new challenges persist, and my advocacy for the 59th district must go on. That's why I am running for re-election-- to continue fighting for progress, for meaningful reforms that address social and economic justice, and for a better quality of life for the residents in the 59th District. I look forward to a spirited campaign and plan to work hard to win on Election Day."